off the beaten path

Example Sentences

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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

You’ll find desert delights when you veer off the beaten path.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

It’s like this beautiful special little community that is off the beaten path.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2023

We still lived off the beaten path, but Pinewood Drive was much closer to my friends and school than the San Jose locales my parents were now considering.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi