alternate route
Example Sentences
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That alternate route can take about two weeks to cross the Atlantic, while a standard container ship would take about nine days, and an airplane would only take eight hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Degrate had turned down FM 2989 as an alternate route.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
An alternate route to the east was considered, but then dropped because of costs and state park resources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
“By opening this alternate route, we will support the flow of marine traffic into Baltimore.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
A couple of times, the drivers came back to the church saying that they were cut off and there was no alternate route to the site.”
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
