How to Use out-of-the-way in a Sentence

out-of-the-way

adjective
  • Start in an out-of-the-way area to see which height would be better.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2024
  • So, find an out-of-the-way McDonald’s and treat yourself to a free and starchy lunch on Thursday.
    oregonlive, 10 July 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Getting Little, 24, and the ring to the out-of-the-way location required Swindell to plan extensively.
    Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Having arrived at this out-of-the-way location, be sure to visit the nearby nature reserve of Muñiellos, one of Europe’s largest areas of first-growth deciduous forest and a haunt of the Cantabrian brown bear.
    Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Cherry said bicycle enthusiasts who ride through Vermont every summer had to take shortcuts this week or navigate long, out-of-the-way routes to reach her location.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Widespread problems with the charging network, especially in out-of-the-way spots, caused another of my colleagues, Mariel Garza, to consider trading in her electric Kia earlier this year.
    Kim Janssen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Suddenly, anyone with an internet connection could navigate their way to this stunning, out-of-the-way location.
    Paige McClanahan, TIME, 20 June 2024
  • Until recently, the most notable thing here has been Auburn University’s Rural Studio, an off-campus architecture school focused on sustainable design for out-of-the-way places.
    Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com, al, 20 July 2023

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