detour
noun
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
detoured
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past participleof detour.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof detour.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
detournouna roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
Example Sentences
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Parton "detoured the whole entourage to come around over there to where we were and then she knelt down to talk to Heather for a minute".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He then detoured to law school at Georgetown and briefly became a First Amendment lawyer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
And yet, Smith’s persona remains veiled — sphinx-like — an ethereal presence whose journey to fame was fueled by her questing spirit and later detoured by tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
Finding myself nearby, I’d detoured to have a look — and there was Mr. Khan, at first looking at me curiously and then waving me over to join him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
On a cold spring afternoon, while walking home from school, I detoured through the playground at the end of our alley.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
