long way home

Example Sentences

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I decided to take the long way home from Honolulu for an upcoming column.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

They were finally on the long way home, setting off from Virginia on Thursday.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

The other day, driving the long way home, my hands on the steering wheel, I became aware, for the first time, of the absence of my lifelong anxiety.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2023

In this case I am not entirely unhappy to have taken the long way home.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2018

"As you say. It's the long way home, but I'm more like to get there. I'll wait for you below."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin