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Detoured meaning
simple past and past participle of detour
Using Detoured
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of detour
- In the example corpus, detoured often appears in combinations such as: be detoured, detoured to, being detoured.
Context around Detoured
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Detoured
- In this selection, "detoured" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mull, dogs, traffic, east, southbound and using stand out and add context to how "detoured" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 14 000 detoured drivers or and and traffic detoured at beckley. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "detoured" sits close to words such as abdulrazaq, adan and adolphus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with detoured
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I grew up conscious, but I detoured in my 20s. (10 words)
They were detoured to an airstrip closer to sea level. (10 words)
Some transit routes will be detoured for the entirety of the intersection closure. (13 words)
During the closure, all interstate traffic will be detoured: Southbound traffic at the Events Drive/Shoshoni Bypass interchange to Amoco Road and northbound traffic at the Beverly Street/Bryan Stock Trail interchange to Amoco Road. (35 words)
Those who opted to use public transit in Montreal were not spared the storm’s inconveniences, with several routes having to be detoured around snow-covered and icy sections of city streets. (32 words)
A spokeswoman said: "In this instance, the MV Isle of Mull detoured into Scapa Flow and the shelter of the Orkney Islands, where it will remain until repairs are completed. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
A spokeswoman said: "In this instance, the MV Isle of Mull detoured into Scapa Flow and the shelter of the Orkney Islands, where it will remain until repairs are completed.
Blackwell started as a trainer with Oilers in the WHA, then detoured into player ops.
For those traveling south, all traffic will be detoured east on State Route 138 to south State Route 14.
Joggers with dogs detoured into the street so the broken glass wouldn’t cut the animals’ paws.
The northbound lanes will be closed and traffic detoured at Beckley for much of the day.
Traffic will be detoured to Sherwood Drive, East Coy Circle, Winding Way Road, and Old Ashland City Road.
Traffic will be detoured to State Route 138 and south on State Route 14.
During the closure, all interstate traffic will be detoured: Southbound traffic at the Events Drive/Shoshoni Bypass interchange to Amoco Road and northbound traffic at the Beverly Street/Bryan Stock Trail interchange to Amoco Road.
I grew up conscious, but I detoured in my 20s.
Some transit routes will be detoured for the entirety of the intersection closure.
The right turning lane on 201A Street onto the highway is being detoured, and signs, tape and cones have gone up around the sinkhole.
He left court in an ambulance after the guilty verdict and detoured to Bellevue, complaining of chest pains and high blood pressure.
Inbound traffic will be detoured using Second Avenue, Ross Street, and Forbes Avenue.
Metro Transit has announced that Routes 5 and 23 are being detoured around the area.
Motorists will be detoured to Madison Street and Coulter Street to avoid the work zone.
Reopening the road can’t come soon enough for the 14,000 detoured drivers or for the Citgo Gas station just outside the closed off area.
Southbound traffic is being detoured onto Otter Crest Loop, Northbound traffic is getting through on 101, but slowly.
They were detoured to an airstrip closer to sea level.
Those who opted to use public transit in Montreal were not spared the storm’s inconveniences, with several routes having to be detoured around snow-covered and icy sections of city streets.
Traffic is being detoured via Routes 42, 11 and 54. Motorists can re-enter the interstate at the Danville interchange.
Common combinations with detoured
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be detoured 21×
- detoured to 10×
- being detoured 9×
- detoured onto 5×
- detoured into 3×
- detoured at 3×
- and detoured 3×
- detoured for 2×
- detoured around 2×
- detoured via 2×