detour
Example Sentences
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However, the 72-year-old was forced to take a detour after he was told about the burglary.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
‘What initially looked like a catastrophic blockade begins to resemble a constrained detour rather than a full seizure of the artery.’
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
The complaint against Google claims that benign conversations with Gemini took a dangerous detour after Gavalas—a 36-year-old Florida man with no documented history of mental-health problems—started talking to the chatbot using Gemini Live.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Knowing this allows me to plan trips that actually make sense: sometimes it’s worth a detour for a specialty ingredient, other times it’s smarter to stick to one store.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
Instead of going straight home, I took a detour to the beach and sat on the rickety staircase to watch the tide go out.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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