off the 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

Maybe these were two women who lived far enough off the beaten path that there was some strange common ground between them.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool