alternative route

Example Sentences

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They are asking the public to avoid the area and take an alternative route.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Chris is calling for an emergency alternative route to be set up using the fields beside the landslip.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Located further away from the heart of the conflict, planes continued to fly out of Saudi Arabia’s biggest airports and across the country—providing an alternative route for exit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

In response, Kyiv set up an alternative route with vessels hugging the sea's western coastline from Odesa, along Romania, Bulgaria and through the Bosphorus into the Mediterranean.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

If the riddle was too hard, he could keep silent, get away from the sphinx unharmed, and try and find an alternative route to the center.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling