Example Sentences

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For most of Tuesday, Virginia’s Department of Transportation said it was detouring drivers off the I-95 between Caroline and Prince William Counties in the northern part of the state.

From Fox News • Jan. 4, 2022

Last week while President Roosevelt was detouring on his Drought trip to attend the funeral of Secretary of War Dern in Salt Lake City, the Topeka general staff made its first move.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bus stopped in front of a police officer, who was detouring traffic.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste