alternative route

Example Sentences

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Located further away from the heart of the conflict, planes continued to fly out of Saudi Arabia’s biggest airports and across the country—providing an alternative route for exit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

In response, Kyiv set up an alternative route with vessels hugging the sea's western coastline from Odesa, along Romania, Bulgaria and through the Bosphorus into the Mediterranean.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Passengers with ScotRail tickets can also use them at no extra cost on any alternative route to their destination, or on McGills or Stagecoach buses.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Closing the bridge for more than two years would require an alternative route for cargo trucks traveling to and from the port, and would likely affect tourism across San Pedro and Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

If the riddle was too hard, he could keep silent, get away from the sphinx unharmed, and try and find an alternative route to the center.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling