direct route

Example Sentences

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The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and racers aim to take the shortest and most direct route to the finish line.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

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

Manchester Airport also revealed a new direct route to Delhi.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 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

As another example, archaeologists originally assumed that Mexican corn, beans, and squashes reached the southeastern United States by the most direct route via northeastern Mexico and eastern Texas.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond