The detour off the main highway made them 20 minutes late for the party. From LearnThat.org.
A detour is a choice between two tasks ... each with its own pros and cons. From Wordnik.com. [Rain on Dust Part 5 is up...] Reference
I think the detour is enough is to make you sick, driving anything over 50 km/h. From Wordnik.com. [New highway to Zihuatanejo] Reference
The next time you are in a bookshop take a detour from the section you normally head straight for. From Wordnik.com. [05 « May « 2008 « I Can’t Stop Reading!] Reference
If he catches on Nebraska, the detour was a smart one. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference
A detour from the rigors of reading than the limit-case of a Shelleyan poetics. From Wordnik.com. [Shelley's Pod People] Reference
The detour will be the new connector bridge, South Main Street (Route 60) and Alexander Street. From Wordnik.com. [post-gazette.com - News] Reference
August 15, 2009 2: 32 AM aimee said ... that's exactly why i picked the word detour - i figured i'd post it late!. From Wordnik.com. [uh-oh. weekword: detour] Reference
A quick detour from the travel updates. From Wordnik.com. [Ilona Andrews - On the Edge] Reference
I decided to use this second "detour" through Rio as my chance to see the statue up close. From Wordnik.com. [Tales From Travelers] Reference
Reading the manual later, he realized he could have clicked on the "detour" button to get another route. From Wordnik.com. [Steered Wrong:] Reference
Color changes in these blossoms serve as a "detour" sign. From Wordnik.com. [SCV Highlights] Reference
The portable GPS system I was using forgot to "detour" me around the race course. From Wordnik.com. [PezCyclingNews.com] Reference
Are there preemptive plans for dealing with the overflow traffic, beyond "detour" signs?. From Wordnik.com. [New Haven Independent] Reference
We never made it needless to say, but those who know us know that our "detour" is totally us!!. From Wordnik.com. [WBIR.com - News] Reference
Brownback is taking a "detour" from congressional votes against programs helping Kansas communities. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas.com: -- Front] Reference
Though Graham's basketball "detour" is what it is, the timing of his coming out at tight end is perfect. From Wordnik.com. [NBC Miami - Top Stories] Reference
"detour" from the signal path of the Core synthesis engine was taken in the creation of this setting. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Eisenhower demurred, and took a detour through academe. From Wordnik.com. [Schwarzkopf For President?] Reference
El Bulli is the epitome of "worth the detour" restaurants. From Wordnik.com. [Making 'Magic' In The Kitchen] Reference
The driver took one detour, then another, unsure where he was going. From Wordnik.com. [Terror at Rush Hour] Reference
This little gender detour from tradition has taken everyone by surprise. From Wordnik.com. [Roll Over, Beethoven] Reference
But the driver, guided by some passengers, took a detour over dirt roads. From Wordnik.com. [Friend Or Foe?] Reference
With all the crushing problems out there, it's a detour into double-standard city. From Wordnik.com. [On Hate: Censure, Not Censor] Reference
"They'll deviate and go back, detour and go back, sidestep and go back," said Gingrich. From Wordnik.com. [Twists And Turns On The Road Rightward] Reference
All my life I wanted to be an actress, and I've taken the longest detour of anybody I know. From Wordnik.com. [The Women Of 'Beloved'] Reference
The number who've already died on this particular detour makes it more difficult by the day. From Wordnik.com. [Varia: Electing Mr. Personality] Reference
In fact, new agricultural policies detour from the socialist road that state propagandists still extol. From Wordnik.com. [Green Buds In The Mud] Reference
It was the first detour in a campaign that Cook singled out for what he called its "Prussian efficiency.". From Wordnik.com. [No Sure Thing] Reference
Nihal's earlier complaints that the blood in his accelerator foot was not circulating properly explained our detour. From Wordnik.com. [Sri Lanka Unplugged] Reference
As we journeyed along we noted a Trenton pierogi shop that we would have visited, but for our recent hot dog detour. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Poses: Farm Stands of Mercer County, NJ] Reference
In retrospect, it's possible to conclude that his business career was one long and lucrative detour around his main goal. From Wordnik.com. [The Man And The Myth] Reference
Mystified, the brothers jumped into a cab, thinking the detour would last half an hour and they'd still make their flight. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. citizen on no-fly list discusses being stranded in Egypt and talks with FBI] Reference
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