Detoured Sentence Examples

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  • Dean had no way of checking Byrne's mileage and if by chance he had detoured east on Interstate 84, probably 30 miles further, instead of taking the more direct south-easterly route between Scranton and Parkside.

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  • The long drive detoured around several large oak trees before it ended in a circle.

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  • Deciding to use the sun to orient herself, she detoured around several dense patches of blackberry bushes.

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