beaten path
Example Sentences
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While ordinary freight ships typically travel along a fixed route across the Atlantic, the trimarans will go off the beaten path as they follow the wind for the best conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Washington: For me, you all went a little off the beaten path, if you will.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
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
Totally unconcerned about getting stuck, Joe swerved off the beaten path at a good spot, bucking through loose dirt, sand, and muck to where busted trees lay all about.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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