How to Use out-of-the-way in a Sentence
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Start in an out-of-the-way area to see which height would be better.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2024
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Label and stack them in an out-of-the-way place, like under the sink or the linen closet.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
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So, find an out-of-the-way McDonald’s and treat yourself to a free and starchy lunch on Thursday.
—oregonlive, 10 July 2023
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Its brushless motor can run for up to 55 minutes and comes with a handy wall mount for easy, out-of-the-way storage.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
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For instance, small or out-of-the-way places that aren’t very good typically go in the Why Bother?
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
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Streett ushered them to an out-of-the-way location, next to a trash bin, so the two rockers could have their cigarettes.
—Tony Holt, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2023
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One of the easiest ways to dispose of lots of branches and sticks is to create a simple brush pile in an out-of-the-way corner of your yard.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2024
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Getting Little, 24, and the ring to the out-of-the-way location required Swindell to plan extensively.
—Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
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Metal Florida weave posts can be left in the garden all year, while wooden posts can be stored in an out-of-the-way spot in your garage or shed.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
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If the plant is completely dead, the material can be piled up in an out-of-the-way place on your property or buried deeply.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2024
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The only consistent contact players have is with Fariba, a little girl whom Sargon finds in the most out-of-the-way places.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
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Despite its out-of-the-way location, Holler handed out 1,700 naloxone kits last year, more than half of them Narcan.
—Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
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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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The rest of the console is well formatted, with a wireless charging pad, out-of-the-way cupholders, and narrow-but-deep storage under the armrest.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2023
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This was surprising to learn, given the very quiet, out-of-the-way location—but that’s exactly the appeal for those who want to go off-grid.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2024
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But there were tons of other great shows happening all day and night, many of them at the kind of out-of-the-way unofficial venues that provide some of the best experiences in Austin.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
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Plans called for the second stage to be placed in a safe condition to stay in a high, out-of-the-way orbit in accordance with NASA’s practices for minimizing space junk.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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For example, instead of being allowed to hold a protest in the center of one Arab town, organizers were confined to an out-of-the-way soccer field.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
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And these journeys have led to many rewarding discoveries, from out-of-the-way diners to new trailheads for hiking and biking.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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Also included are gratuities, access to the spa facilities, Wi-Fi and shuttles from the port to the city center when the ship docks in out-of-the-way locations.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
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Jean has a knack of finding the most interesting and out-of-the-way locales to share with adventurous travelers like ourselves.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
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And our itinerary for the week couldn’t be more yacht-like – an island-hopping experience in the West Indies, stopping in out-of-the-way ports that larger cruise ships can’t manage.
—Doug Wallace, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
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And our itinerary for the week couldn’t be more yacht-like – an island-hopping experience in the West Indies, stopping in out-of-the-way ports that larger cruise ships can’t manage.
—Doug Wallace, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
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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
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Don’t Feed the Squirrels One method not endorsed by wildlife researchers is attempting to distract squirrels from containers by providing food for them in an out-of-the-way area of the landscape.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
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The negotiations remained secret, moving over the next nine months to out-of-the-way locations, including a farmhouse.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
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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.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2024
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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.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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But those have mostly been out-of-the-way accoutrements for the in-the-know, whereas the new microtransactions make a divide part of the everyday Disneyland experience.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
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Other places—usually small, out-of-the-way towns—used cryptids as local mascots, a means of establishing an identity.
—Colin Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
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