direct route

Example Sentences

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Helena Rowland's play-making skills at inside centre give England plenty, but not the direct route to the line that the injured Tatyana Heard offered.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

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

Bird flu just might have found a direct route toward infecting more humans.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

Russell and Piper had taken the direct route via the hole.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli