detour

Example Sentences

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Preliminary detour routes for the bridge’s closure would send commuters, tourists and cargo through Harry Bridges Boulevard in Wilmington and on the 110 and 405 freeways.

From Los Angeles Times

Word of her wish gets back to Santa Claus, for on Christmas Eve, when he and his reindeer team have finished delivering toys to the world’s children, he proposes that they make a detour.

From The Wall Street Journal

We come to a confused stop, right where the path makes its ninety-degree detour.

From Literature

Instead, she took a detour that brought her to the entry hall of Ashton Place.

From Literature

And there was something about his company that made Penelope feel a bit fluttery on the inside, as if a flock of warblers on the wing had taken a detour through her tummy.

From Literature