Thesaurus / out-of-the-way

out-of-the-way

How to use out-of-the-way in a sentence

You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.

Mr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.

Now, how comes it that you have turned up in this out-of-the-way part of the world?

The chief delight of motoring in Britain is seeing the country and the out-of-the-way places.

“My having spent the last few years of my life in an out-of-the-way part of Ireland may account for that,” said Wallace.

If he finds no out-of-the-way truths, he will identify himself with no very burning falsehood.

THE POCKET R.L.S.ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

Even in our out-of-the-way corner of East Anglia not a little consternation was felt.

EAST ANGLIAJ. EWING RITCHIE

Being thus sustained, the slave-traders set up their auction-block in no out-of-the-way place.

THE BOYS OF '61CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.

Everything is so out-of-the-way down here, that I should think very likely it can talk: at any rate, there's no harm in trying.'

Cuthbert wandered among them, choosing the most out-of-the-way villages, where other teachers would not go.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985