long way around

Example Sentences

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"We're needing to go the long way around the Cape of Good Hope to reach some of our key geographies."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

So the ship carried the cranes with their five outstretched booms the long way around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Now that it's finally here, the McCartney fan and his friends will have to take an extra day off work, splash more cash and go the long way around in order to avoid disruption.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2022

Annie Potts has come a long way around in a career that is now in its fifth decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2021

She turned and started down the hill to go the long way around to Olympiad.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English