circuitous

Example Sentences

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"Flights already doing circuitous routing have even less choice."

From BBC

However, some Gulf Coast shippers have devised a nifty Jones Act work-around that involves a circuitous route through the Bahamas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Doc was taking a circuitous route, constantly checking the rearview mirror as if she was certain someone was following them.

From Literature

But they require circuitous arrangements and typically leave Chinese AI developers with fewer chips and more inconvenience compared with well-funded American competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal

When he eventually left in late 2015, he didn’t have to take a route nearly as circuitous as Cignetti’s to the top of the coaching ranks.

From The Wall Street Journal