out-of-the-way
adjective
1
: unusual
out-of-the-way information
2
: being off the beaten track
an out-of-the-way restaurant
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Examples of out-of-the-way in a Sentence
the night watchman calls the police if he notices any out-of-the-way activity taking place during his shift
there was nothing out-of-the-way about the hitchhiker's appearance that might arouse suspicion
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Besides the occasional random spider that scuttles indoors, some spiders can live in out-of-the-way spots in your home, such as along ceilings or in basements and behind clutter.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Ojibwe chef Bryce Stevenson, a key figure in the Indigenous Food Sovereignty movement and a 2024 James Beard Award semifinalist, took a big gamble in 2023 by choosing his out-of-the-way home turf as the location for a high-concept restaurant, Miijim.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Having somehow returned, firmly, to the real world, the narrator decides to quit his job and start working in a library in a small, out-of-the-way town in Fukushima Prefecture.
—Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Many who were imprisoned there, and at similar camps scattered in out-of-the-way corners of the country, spent the rest of their lives trying to erase the memory.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Ojibwe chef Bryce Stevenson, a key figure in the Indigenous Food Sovereignty movement and a 2024 James Beard Award semifinalist, took a big gamble in 2023 by choosing his out-of-the-way home turf as the location for a high-concept restaurant, Miijim.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Having somehow returned, firmly, to the real world, the narrator decides to quit his job and start working in a library in a small, out-of-the-way town in Fukushima Prefecture.
—Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Many who were imprisoned there, and at similar camps scattered in out-of-the-way corners of the country, spent the rest of their lives trying to erase the memory.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Out-of-the-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-the-way. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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