How to Use out-of-the-way in a Sentence
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Start in an out-of-the-way area to see which height would be better.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2024
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Label and stack them in an out-of-the-way place, like under the sink or the linen closet.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
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Make a brush pile in an out-of-the-way spot in the yard with trimmed branches where birds can find shelter.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
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So, find an out-of-the-way McDonald’s and treat yourself to a free and starchy lunch on Thursday.
—oregonlive, 10 July 2023
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Locals tend to favor small out-of-the-way places like Paul's Antiques near busy Soi Sukhumvit 11.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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And the Shoah wasn’t confined to one out-of-the-way place named Oświęcim, such that bystanders didn’t know what was happening.
—Martin Kimel, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
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And the Shoah wasn’t confined to one out-of-the-way place named Oświęcim, such that bystanders didn’t know what was happening.
—Martin Kimel, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
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No one wants to lug heavy piles of yard waste to an out-of-the-way compost bin—especially in the dead of winter.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
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Its brushless motor can run for up to 55 minutes and comes with a handy wall mount for easy, out-of-the-way storage.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
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For instance, small or out-of-the-way places that aren’t very good typically go in the Why Bother?
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
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Streett ushered them to an out-of-the-way location, next to a trash bin, so the two rockers could have their cigarettes.
—Tony Holt, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2023
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One of the easiest ways to dispose of lots of branches and sticks is to create a simple brush pile in an out-of-the-way corner of your yard.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2024
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Getting Little, 24, and the ring to the out-of-the-way location required Swindell to plan extensively.
—Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
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Metal Florida weave posts can be left in the garden all year, while wooden posts can be stored in an out-of-the-way spot in your garage or shed.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
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If the plant is completely dead, the material can be piled up in an out-of-the-way place on your property or buried deeply.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2024
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When you’re done wearing it, simply fold it neatly back into its own pocket for out-of-the-way stashing.
—Brandon Schultz, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2025
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The only consistent contact players have is with Fariba, a little girl whom Sargon finds in the most out-of-the-way places.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
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Despite its out-of-the-way location, Holler handed out 1,700 naloxone kits last year, more than half of them Narcan.
—Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
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Many who were imprisoned there, and at similar camps scattered in out-of-the-way corners of the country, spent the rest of their lives trying to erase the memory.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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The rest of the console is well formatted, with a wireless charging pad, out-of-the-way cupholders, and narrow-but-deep storage under the armrest.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2023
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This was surprising to learn, given the very quiet, out-of-the-way location—but that’s exactly the appeal for those who want to go off-grid.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2024
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Other ways to attract pest predators are to install bird houses and bird feeders near your garden, or hang a bat box in an out-of-the-way corner of your yard.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
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To encourage this, set the container it in an out-of-the-way but still partly sunny location (the pot will look a bit messy with all the green foliage and no flowers).
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2025
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But there were tons of other great shows happening all day and night, many of them at the kind of out-of-the-way unofficial venues that provide some of the best experiences in Austin.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
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Plans called for the second stage to be placed in a safe condition to stay in a high, out-of-the-way orbit in accordance with NASA’s practices for minimizing space junk.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Plans called for the second stage to be placed in a safe condition to stay in a high, out-of-the-way orbit in accordance with NASA’s practices for minimizing space junk.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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For example, instead of being allowed to hold a protest in the center of one Arab town, organizers were confined to an out-of-the-way soccer field.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
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If your pets seem to be acting weird and are paying attention to walls and out-of-the-way spots, that’s also a clue.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
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The out-of-the-way, squat brick building is appropriately dark inside, but clean and fairly spacious.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025
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Act 2 finds the trio ending their six-week engagement at an out-of-the-way Nashville bar.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
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