beaten path
Example Sentences
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Because of these factors, many of our retirement spots are off the the beaten path, in less populated areas where housing prices are lower than in metro areas.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024
But when you talk about East Tennessee, it's a little off the beaten path.
From Salon • May 19, 2024
The researchers point out that public libraries like Phoenix's are 'are off the beaten path for academics who work with early modern books and manuscripts'.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2024
What they’re finding is that even in a place that’s sort of off the beaten path, weddings are expensive.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2024
Maybe these were two women who lived far enough off the beaten path that there was some strange common ground between them.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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