roundabout way
Example Sentences
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Some opera singers hoped that the actor’s jibes might actually prove beneficial for the form in a roundabout way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Whether directly or in a roundabout way, it all circles back to “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” which was nearly a single-season wonder.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
It was a roundabout way of conceding that after several hours of talks, there's no deal.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025
When Pecker says he met Trump in early January, 2017—after the election but before the inauguration—Trump asked him about the McDougal story in the most roundabout way possible.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2024
It’s a bit of a roundabout way of getting there, but it’s quiet, with very little traffic, and in any case we get to pass number thirty-four Cranham Road.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
