The phrase
"roundabout way" means taking a longer or indirect path or approach to reach a destination or achieve a goal.
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Sentences with «roundabout way»
- Some of my proudest moments may seem far removed from neuroscience — like performing as a member of Bowdoin's Improvabilities, living abroad for two years, or working as a running tour guide — but in roundabout ways ultimately fueled my interest in particular topics in neuroscience and led me to medicine (and are things that I got asked all about on the interview trail for medical school, too!). (bowdoin.edu)
- That is a very roundabout way of saying - I am old. (slantmagazine.com)
- There are still LOTS of roundabout ways through other cards and programs to get Hilton points without getting Citi credit cards. (doctorofcredit.com)
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