detour

Example Sentences

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A small bridge on a road parallel to my road had collapsed, and the town, while trying to get it fixed, had decided to run a detour through my previously tranquil two acres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

‘What initially looked like a catastrophic blockade begins to resemble a constrained detour rather than a full seizure of the artery.’

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Fans believe that all this activity points to Styles gearing up to announce his fourth album, after a brief detour into marathon running last year.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

That detour gave me a chance to admire the stone ruins of a hotel that was built next to the springs in 1870s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

I jumped up and trotted past the empty lots, but instead of going straight down the street toward home, I took a detour.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall