direct route
Example Sentences
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The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and racers aim to take the shortest and most direct route to the finish line.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
Highway 2, the most direct route from greater Seattle, where nearly 60% of the money spent in Leavenworth originates—and severed access to a major ski resort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Welker went for a more direct route, asking Trump bluntly if he felt the need to "uphold the Constitution."
From Salon • May 4, 2025
Bird flu just might have found a direct route toward infecting more humans.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024
Frear realized it would be impossible to reach his sister-in-law by a direct route, so he decided to circle back the way he came and search for another way.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
