roundabout way
Example Sentences
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Whether directly or in a roundabout way, it all circles back to “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” which was nearly a single-season wonder.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
So in a roundabout way, VAR protocol meant Arsenal were penalised for Taylor not getting the red card correct.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
What happened Tuesday is serious and big, but I start in a roundabout way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
On top of that, Bellina and Stringer, as graduate students in their early 20s, together taught undergraduate screenwriting classes, “and I guess in a long and roundabout way those terminal degrees came around,” Bellina said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
It’s a bit of a roundabout way of getting there, but it’s quiet, with very little traffic, and in any case we get to pass number thirty-four Cranham Road.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
