direct route
Example Sentences
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We’ve all seen “desire paths,” those informal shortcuts that human feet etch in the ground near designated walkways as we insist on taking a more direct route to our destination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Welker went for a more direct route, asking Trump bluntly if he felt the need to "uphold the Constitution."
From Salon • May 4, 2025
The train has been faulted for not utilizing a direct route along Interstate 5.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025
Bird flu just might have found a direct route toward infecting more humans.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024
From here until Fletcher’s farm the most direct route was through people’s land, but it was too dangerous.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
