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
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
Our group initially followed the arrow of a sign that said “Observatory,” but we somehow found ourselves hopelessly lost, trekking up a steep hill way off the beaten path.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
It was off the beaten path, halfway between a mining town and a farming town.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
