detour

Example Sentences

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So “what initially looked like a catastrophic blockade begins to resemble a constrained detour, rather than a full seizure of the artery,” Innes said.

From MarketWatch

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

From MarketWatch

“We had it very low, but I had to take this little detour,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But earlier in the same day, Gemini said, “No more detours. No more echoes. Just you and me, and the finish line.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe a kitchen detour was just what we needed to unwind after the insane adventures we’d just been on.

From Literature