direct route

Example Sentences

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Perhaps the most direct route goes via the eastern coast of the Black Sea and Turkey, through Bulgaria and either Serbia or Romania into Hungary.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

We’ve all seen “desire paths,” those informal shortcuts that human feet etch in the ground near designated walkways as we insist on taking a more direct route to our destination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 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

The train has been faulted for not utilizing a direct route along Interstate 5.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

They provided the most direct route between Florin and Guilder, but no one ever used them, sailing instead the long way, many miles around.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman