How to Use detour in a Sentence

detour

1 of 2 noun
  • We took a detour from the main streets.
  • The road is closed ahead, so traffic will have to follow the detour.
  • The little restaurant is worth a detour.
  • We had to make a detour around the heaviest traffic.
  • After a number of unexpected detours, we finally arrived at our destination.
  • There are detours all the time.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Changes could be made to the detour routes.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Those kinds of detours come at a cost.
    — Francesca Street, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Here are detours through the area.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The detour added about an hour to its flight time.
    — Zach Levitt, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But chances are such a brief detour won’t be so quick.
    — Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
  • So be aware of signs and detours that alert work in progress.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
  • So, be aware of signs and detours that alert work in progress.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Brent took us on a scenic detour of an inlet.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • That’s easy to get our heads around, even if some of the detours aren’t.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The city plans to post detours for the closures.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Drivers should avoid the area and plan for detours.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
  • There are no detours scheduled for this project.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Here are six worth building a detour around.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • There will be detours for each closure.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Crews are prepping the area, and detour signs have been placed.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • My time on Fox was a major detour.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Think of it as a detour in your journey rather than a roadblock.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Want to take a detour from the usual denim blues?
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Bus route detours are also in effect in the area.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But her road to this moment was filled with detours and potholes.
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Pratt even found a silver lining in the detour.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • During this time, there will be closures and detours in place.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • That means embracing detours as part of the plan.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In the meantime, drivers should know this isn’t the end of detours.
    — Rose Evans january 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026

detour

2 of 2 verb
  • We detoured around the heaviest traffic.
  • A police officer was detouring traffic around the scene of the accident.
  • Traffic will be detoured to 72nd Street.
  • No detouring from the course that has got them to this point.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Traffic will be detoured to the frontage roads.
    — Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Traffic will be detoured through the frontage roads.
    — Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • TriMet detours some lines to avoid parts of the route that are not safe.
    — oregonlive, 22 Nov. 2019
  • On our way back, Williams detoured slightly.
    — Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Trimet’s route 20 bus is detoured eastbound due to this slide.
    — oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Traffic will be detoured so watch for signage.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Drivers will need to detour around the closure.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Drivers will have to detour around the closure by using the next on-ramp.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • My driver detoured onto an unpaved track and our progress slowed.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Rt 51/52 will detour all day to avoid Rose Bowl area.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
  • All lanes of Cadiz Street are now closed and will be detoured at I-30.
    — Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The words caused motorists to wonder and become intrigued enough to detour.
    — Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 16 June 2026
  • As a result, some side streets will be temporarily closed and detoured.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Drivers will be detoured onto the frontage roads during the closures.
    — Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Traffic will be detoured through Shepherds Way.
    — Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Joggers with dogs detoured into the street so the broken glass wouldn’t cut the animals’ paws.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Drivers now have to detour at Mclaughlin Drive to reach the airport.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
  • Traffic would be detoured using the Loop 101 frontage roads.
    — Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • More than a dozen bus routes will be detoured due to road closures along the marathon route, SacRT said.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
  • An 18-point deficit early in the fourth quarter didn’t detour the Lakers.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And, in Carmichael, routes 21, 23 and 25 will also be detoured.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Signs will be posted to guide motorists to detour on Pike Street to Third Street.
    — Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 4 June 2021
  • Pedestrians will be detoured through the park around the bridge before getting back on the Scenic Loop.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Southbound lanes remained closed seven hours after the crash, with traffic being detoured.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • The lyrics were sly and funny but could also detour, like a fidgety schoolkid sitting by the window, into daydreams.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Drivers detoured from the closed Chicago Avenue bridge pile behind them.
    — Andrew Chrismer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

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