out of the way

Example Sentences

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A piece of Fern’s called out societal expectations that a woman “unobtrusively gather up her thimble and, retiring into some out-of-the-way place, gradually scoop out her coffin with it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Without Ticketmaster’s support, band members had to work out all the touring details themselves as they went to out-of-the-way venues that weren’t used to hosting rock concerts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

Setting aside some out-of-the-way spaces for ground-nesting bees allows everyone to coexist more happily.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Mary Ester was also where one of her favorite pitstops was — a quaint, out-of-the-way cafe with wonderful coffee and homemade sweets.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024

She told me they had heard the van and knew what it meant to hear a vehicle in that out-of-the-way place during curfew.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende