beaten track
Example Sentences
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Jay Curtis is used to getting off the beaten track and exploring unusual sights with his drone - but even he was surprised to spot a 24-metre ship grounded off the west Wales coast.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
It is also a lever for encouraging tourism into an area far off the beaten track.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
The town is so off the beaten track, the loudest sound is cows mooing in the distance.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
Much of Dudamel’s program went intriguingly off the beaten track, turning to “The Cowboys” and “Amistad.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023
Kûm is on the beaten track, and has a made road to Tihran.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.