Sentence examples for a detour of from inspiring English sources

I had to fly through Novosibirsk," a detour of nearly 1,300 miles.

The government troops were obliged to make a detour of over 200 li to the nearest crossing, and the Reds thus shook them from their trail.

At the top of the stairs, a woman hollered into a telephone, giving directions for a detour of her own devising.

The closing would have forced hundreds of hikers and campers to take a detour of nearly seven miles, largely on public roads.

After a detour of normality from the U.S. Army Band came the big closing act, the bona-fide-star country musician Toby Keith.

If they failed they would have to retrace their steps through Lololand, re-enter Yunnan, and fight their way westward toward Likiang on the Tibetan border — a detour of more than a thousand li, which few might hope to survive.

More of a detour on a bigger journey.

Nice and simple - if a bit of a detour to the right/east left/west.

Other research supports the idea of a detour to the right hemisphere.

11.47pm BST Capes and cods, walruses and whales Too far a detour and of contention among commenters, Cape Cod was scratched off Vicky's schedule long ago.

I now want to take a bit of a detour, by way of two musical performances I recently saw, each with a different meaning for the profession.