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单词 roundabout way
例句 roundabout way
I see that wishes come true, in roundabout ways. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
“I think they are just trying to make friends with you in a roundabout way,” Gloria said. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z
In a roundabout way it was recalled that Sam Hamilton had been a fool too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z
And yet, in his curious and roundabout way, he seemed destined for exactly this moment. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, he caused a new name to be added to this list. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z
Randolph in his own roundabout way had come over to support ratification, so he needed to counter Masons apprehensions about slavery. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z
Still, in a real roundabout way, he got what he was after. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z
Ugwu stared at Master, shaking his head, wondering if Master was referring to the chicken pieces in some roundabout way. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z
“In a roundabout way. There’s a reason I stopped organizing. Stopped going to rallies. Just got lost in work and you.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z
Washington got the pieces in a roundabout way. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
It’s a bit of a roundabout way of getting there, but it’s quiet, with very little traffic, and in any case we get to pass number thirty-four Cranham Road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
Was this Jefferson’s roundabout way of suggesting that he and Adams had in effect been acting out a timeless political argument? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z
But in the roundabout way in which God often works, I did find myself back there . . . some forty years after Mama Lessie’s death and thirty years after Grandaddy had died there. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z
Leaving the castle grounds by a roundabout way, I looked back, expecting to see a spy set upon me by my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z
Is that a roundabout way of calling me cold? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z
It’s true that a passive verb makes for a wimpier, more roundabout way of saying something. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
In a roundabout way she was talking to me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
They took me a roundabout way to the fake beach, and then I knew what would happen—a good, old-fashioned dunking in the lake—and I calmed down. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z
Is that a roundabout way of calling me cold? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z
Mama led Jumper in a long roundabout way, keeping as much as she could to the openings where the tall grass grew. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
I wished I had the courage to go by the Service staircase and so by roundabout way to the restaurant, and there warn him of the ambush. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z
To allude is to mention indirectly or to hint at—to speak of something in a covert or roundabout way. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
Meanwhile, in its own roundabout way, Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” lauds the idea of following the acting bug across the country to Los Angeles despite how complicated life might become as a result. Analysis | The recipe for an Oscars’ best picture nod includes an infusion of Hollywood love 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z
But the show consistently took the roundabout way of getting to fairly obvious rhetorical or story points, so much so that Dolores taking up arms felt tinged with retroactive annoyance. Westworld's Finale Raises the Bar But Doesn't Quite Clear It 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z
He is also a close friend of Marian's brother, Ned, who, in a roundabout way, is also working on this project. 'Trapeze': Walking a high wire of danger in World War II France 2012-05-30T21:41:11Z
It was a roundabout way of addressing the befuddlement so many feel at this point in a resurgent and seemingly unending pandemic. At Prada, It’s in With the Old 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z
Despite her literary background, Ms. Miller came to filmmaking not through writing but in a roundabout way, starting with painting and even a brief stint as an actor. Rebecca Miller Is Brainy, and Very, Very Funny 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z
These early films, too, led in a roundabout way to Gerwig’s acting breakthrough. Greta Gerwig: 'I'm at peak shock and happiness' 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, "St. Vincent" delivers, though less as a film than a platform for an object lesson by St. Bill in effortless acting. Hallelujah, 'St. Vincent' lets Bill Murray run amok 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z
Ms. Smith came to writing in a roundabout way. Ali Smith on Her New Book, ‘How to be both’ 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z
Because it kinda hits me in a roundabout way and it comes back and goes back into the crowd, and I see it hit them. Brandi Carlile talks new music and Gorge surprises ahead of Echoes Through the Canyon concert 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z
I got into it in a roundabout way, coalescing on a lot of references to Bertolt Brecht. In His LAAB Experiment, Ronald Wimberly Plays with Dynamite 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z
They help me see my place in the world, which is small but, maybe, not insignificant They can also, in a roundabout way, help bolster my reputation. No. 1 Thomas Rogers in the world 2012-06-25T01:00:00Z
Bruce — and Lottie, if we are being honest — forced Shauna to acknowledge, even in a roundabout way, the fears she has been holding onto since losing her baby in the wilderness. ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap: Punch-Drunk 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z
And that’s how I got myself, in a roundabout way, hooked up with Robert Altman and “5 & Dime” in New York. Cher Has Never Been a Huge Cher Fan. But She Loves Being Cher. 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, this is Martin Sheen’s fault. She had a Washington job on TV. Then this ‘West Wing’ actor got one in real life. 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z
As both an actor and a playwright, Wallace Shawn, at his most audacious, goes for the jugular, but in sneaky, roundabout ways. ‘A Master Builder’: A control freak’s world begins to crumble 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z
"Yeah," Bell said, "in a roundabout way we've been stubborn about certain things." Widespread Panic savors different kind of success 2010-06-18T15:45:00Z
When the album reaches its epiphany, he proclaims his love in a typically roundabout way, such that it’s impossible to determine if he intends “you” to be his wife, his friends or his fans. 2012′s best — so far 2012-07-04T14:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, that period of time made me ask a lot of questions about what direction I was going in. Craig David: ‘Bo’ Selecta! was a blessing in disguise’ 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z
I’d be exploring my family background, but, again, in a limited, roundabout way. Digging Up Family Roots in Sicily 2013-08-16T16:15:11Z
For someone who brings such a distinctive touch to what she's doing, Dinnerstein came to the concert circuit a little bit late and in a roundabout way. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein brings her brand of Bach to Seattle 2011-01-06T22:08:07Z
This is, I think, a roundabout way of saying we all deserve to be acknowledged. Jonathan Van Ness on being HIV positive: 'It gave me a reason to really fight' 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z
And in a roundabout way, to break the greatest German taboo of them all: to laugh about the war. What's German for funny? 2012-02-12T20:00:13Z
Even so, it may, in a roundabout way, contribute to the appeal of these videos. Seeing and Hearing for the First Time, on YouTube 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z
And in a roundabout way, those home-made cakes have helped it win a 306% rise in its Arts Council funding - one of the biggest increases in the country. Funding drama 2011-03-30T17:02:13Z
He’ll try to articulate the connection, he says: “And most likely it will go in a roundabout way, but I hope what I say will be worthwhile and purposeful.” The Rambling Glory of Bob Dylan’s Nobel Speech 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z
“We are all people that need to perform and share and communicate in order to feel like ourselves, and in the strangest, most roundabout way, we’re lucky to be able to do that.” D.C. punks Bad Moves expand their sound but keep their focus on ‘Untenable’ 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z
In this roundabout way, a sequel is promised or threatened. 'The Rite' Review: Anthony Hopkins Speaks of the Devil 2011-01-28T09:30:00Z
When Wolfson gives the students constructive criticism about their nonverbal communication skills, such as their attentiveness or warmth, she’s teaching them acting skills, in a roundabout way. When art doesn’t pay the bills, an actor needs a good supporting role 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, the event was a sort of extension of Simone Leigh’s summer residency and exhibition, “Simone Leigh: The Waiting Room,” at the museum. At New Museum, a Pop-Up Support System for Black Lives Matter 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z
A native of Hong Kong, Ms. Lai came to fashion retail in a roundabout way. Up Close: The Roundabout Route to NoLIta 2011-04-20T17:49:41Z
This is a roundabout way of answering the question. Liz Phair's "Horror Stories" chronicles the real ghosts that haunt us 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z
We connected in kind of a roundabout way. Brandi Carlile talks new music and Gorge surprises ahead of Echoes Through the Canyon concert 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z
They start from scratch, beginning with rhythmic exercises and learning music theory in a roundabout way, using their own words to describe intervals before knowing what they are or how they’re typically used. Meet the 11-Year-Old Girls Whose Music Wowed the Philharmonic 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z
"I found it in a real weird, roundabout way," she says. Time after time, jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson continues to surprise 2010-05-26T23:22:00Z
The project reached both men in a roundabout way. ‘We Own This City’ Brings George Pelecanos Back to Baltimore 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z
I guess it’s a long, roundabout way of saying that it just seemed to be natural and I followed my instincts in terms of style and length. Martin Scorsese: ‘Maybe The Irishman is the last picture I'll make’ 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z
When Noel visited the sushi restaurant where Robinson was working, she handed him a faintly shambolic showreel and it led, in a roundabout way, to a Channel 4 sketch series named The Morgana Show. These Very Important People: who do they think they are? 2012-05-22T19:00:00Z
It’s my roundabout way of explaining how lucky I was as a young sports fan. ‘Football’ and Other Books of the Season 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z
And since Mr. Honig’s family members are, in a roundabout way, Mr. Berliner’s, the movie enters into a generational dialogue with this filmmaker’s ongoing project in cinematic genealogy. Movie Review: ‘First Cousin Once Removed’ Documents Edwin Honig’s Life 2013-09-15T22:10:53Z
The connections made in “Photographic Memory” are more tentative than those found in Mr. McElwee’s earlier films, which also seek answers in roundabout ways while maintaining an acute eye for light, color, space and atmosphere. Movie Review: Ross McElwee’s ‘Photographic Memory’ Documentary Opens 2012-10-11T23:50:09Z
Though he is as witty offstage as on and seems to see the humor in any situation, no matter how vexing, Mr. Bastos came to comedy in a rather roundabout way. Comedy: A Brazilian?s Comic Mania: Social Media 2011-08-04T12:00:00Z
“In their own gossipy, circuitous, roundabout way, the stories enchant you because they are not stories; they are the truth reconstructed,” novelist Terry McMillan wrote in the New York Times Book Review in 1987. J. California Cooper, author of tales of African American life, dies at 82
All of this leads, in a roundabout way, to Jen pretending she can speak Italian. BBC Proms 2010 2010-07-16T05:44:00Z
In her manipulative, roundabout way, Maud is as much the abuser as Vilko is in this chilly, dark portrait of two control freaks locking horns. ‘Abuse of Weakness’ Stars Isabelle Huppert and Kool Shen 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z
Ms. Herman, who has a new book out, “Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life,” came to her vocation in a roundabout way. Off the Beat and Into a Museum: Art Helps Police Officers Learn to Look 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, she was the first person who encouraged him to write. How ‘Shuggie Bain’ Became This Year’s Breakout Debut 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z
And, well, there's plenty of fiction for them out there, but this book isn't comfort reading except in the most roundabout way. Margo Lanagan: How I wrote Tender Morsels - teen book club 2012-08-24T14:29:00Z
But the biggest hurdle may be Manson himself, with his pitiful impossible dream of being "bigger than the Beatles," the dream whose thwarting led in a roundabout way to what we call the Manson murders. 'Aquarius' reveals flip side of Summer of Love 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z
In roundabout ways, through allusion and metaphor, this is a crisis room, and a room that is particularly meaningful during new periods of uncertainty. Perspective | On a last walk through the National Gallery, I’m reassured by images of an uncertain future 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z
And in a roundabout way it was the great Fairbanks who brought Diaghilev as close as he ever came to making a movie. How Diaghilev's Ballets Russes kept British cinema on its toes 2010-12-22T15:08:50Z
Drinks, too, were a painless three dollars, paid for in a roundabout way that relied on the honor code and sidestepped the nuisance of having a liquor license. Sunny’s Place 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z
Before Elliot Basil, 22, a trans man in Ohio, discovered “Magical Boy” he felt he could only relate to characters in comics “in a roundabout way,” he said. Comics That Read Top to Bottom Are Bringing in New Readers 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z
A decade earlier, the artist had, in a roundabout way, returned to painting, or something like it. Jim Hodges at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z
As both an actor and a playwright, Wallace Shawn, at his most audacious, goes for the jugular, but in sneaky roundabout ways. In ‘A Master Builder,’ Wallace Shawn Adapts Ibsen's Play 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z
Jean answers the question in a roundabout way. A hip hop president for Haiti? 2010-08-06T11:52:00Z
In a roundabout way, the WSU library — at any time filled with undergrads working or communicating on Apple products — is in some way responsible for the advent of those very products. ‘Exploding the Phone’: ‘phone phreaks’ take on AT&T 2013-03-20T20:08:56Z
In “Good Vibrations,” Mr. Love would like to correct that impression, although in a peace-loving, roundabout way. In ‘Good Vibrations,’ Summer Fun Soured by Mike Love’s Score Settling 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z
Which brings us, in a roundabout way, to the recipe-tampering now apparently underway at Fox’s high school musical, Glee. Glee Remixes the Formula for Season 4 — and Slushies Itself In The Face 2012-08-30T12:00:04Z
Now, this same guy was, in a roundabout way, Britney Spears’s boss. How Thom Beers Built a Reality-TV Empire 2012-12-16T23:37:47Z
Which, really, was a roundabout way of saying that we now all aspire to the K-Middleton family aesthetic: always orange, never underdone. Tanning Tales: radio review 2013-07-05T06:00:13Z
He just took a somewhat roundabout way to reach that conclusion. The Next It Bag? 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z
I guess this may all just be a roundabout way of saying, “I saw something that made me feel old, isn’t that crazy?” Riff: Dealing With Your Own Cultural Irrelevance (at Age 28) 2011-11-13T08:48:07Z
You actually have itself to thank for that one, in a roundabout way. Will Fall TV Finally Make the ‘Partners With Benefits’ Formula Work? 2012-09-19T12:00:45Z
Not exactly, he said, but “in a roundabout way, I found an answer to stopping time.” Earth Couldn’t Contain Sun Ra’s Ideas. His Arkestra Is Still Exploring Them. 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z
Indeed, Neyfakh believes that Clinton’s conduct may have, in a roundabout way, played a role in the reckoning we have witnessed in the past 12 months. Monica Lewinsky on Slow Burn: the thrilling hit podcast rips into the scandal 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z
A peripheral character describes Freddie as looking old-school Korean, which is a roundabout way of saying she is attractive, but in an ordinary way. Don't believe the K-dramas: Look to "Return to Seoul" for a more realistic view on Korean adoptees 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z
He said the mysterious "checking out" of the books was exactly what it looked like: "a roundabout way" for conservative board members to make them inaccessible. Moms for Liberty meets its match: Parents in this swing suburban district are fighting back 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z
I guess that's a roundabout way of saying, yes, the president or his staff may have miscalculated. Congress descends into comedy and chaos — but America's not laughing 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z
“It was a little bit of a roundabout way, but all signs and all indications of what we were looking for in a coach led me to Jess,” Bylsma told the Seattle Times last year. Jessica Campbell works alongside Kraken coaches, part of a flurry of firsts for women in the NHL 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z
Moscow says Ukraine is using the case as a roundabout way to get a ruling on the overall legality of Russia's military action. Russia calls on World Court to throw out Ukraine genocide challenge 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z
Moscow says Ukraine is using the case as a roundabout way to get a ruling on the overall legality of its military action. World Court to hear Russian objections to Ukraine genocide case 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z
Some are doing this directly; others in the most roundabout way. Republican debate: Rivals to seek political oxygen in a Trump-less showdown 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z
It is seen as a roundabout way for agencies to change policy on the cheap, without having to write regulations or get Congress to change the law. EPA is growing too fast under Biden, says watchdog group’s report 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z
As the books were pulled, a public servant called Yau felt she had to buy a new book called “May 35th” whose title is a roundabout way to refer to June 4. Amid shrinking freedoms, Hong Kongers commemorate Tiananmen anniversary privately 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z
Analysts recommended accepting the rounds of Sino-U.S. trade war as status quo, while roundabout ways of importing memory chips may emerge in response to any further geopolitical pressure. Analysis: China's Micron ban highlights chipmakers' dilemma as Sino-U.S. tensions grow 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z
Prior to Santos' latest maneuver to publicly play double-duty by stepping into this role, there has been question as to whether or not he'd already done that in a roundabout way. George Santos swaps out unverified campaign treasurer with a new one — himself 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z
“Sanna Marin talks in a roundabout way, about everything and about nothing in particular. You can listen to her for 20 minutes and wonder, ‘What did she say?’” Sanna Marin, Finland’s Political Rock Star, Could Be Slipping 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, all the best picture nominees seem to offer an outline for a new Hollywood taxonomy. Opinion: Oscar's 2023 polarized picks — moody and cloudy vs. box office flamboyance 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z
All of which is roundabout way of mourning the passing Feb. 7 of Belgian GM Luc Winants, a longtime, well-liked fixture on the European chess scene and for many years his country’s only native-born grandmaster. Winants, standard-bearer for Belgian chess, dies at 60 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z
The airline discloses these fees in a roundabout way on its site. Airlines are getting tough on ‘personal items,’ and it could cost you 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z
Even if teachers today are unlikely to fall for Heartland's claims, the organization's messaging could still help the fossil fuel industry in a roundabout way. Climate denial campaign goes retro with new textbook 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z
Olsen: All of this is maybe a very roundabout way of saying it was great to be back. For film lovers, Sundance matters as much as ever. Here are 19 (more) reasons why 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z
Effectively, in a roundabout way, the Dodgers chose Betts over Harper. What if Bryce Harper hadn't passed on Dodgers' $45-million-a-year offer instead of joining Phillies? 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z
“In a roundabout way, when they come to school, because of that little bit of extra hope we’re able to give, they’ll be ready to learn.” How Cash-Strapped Schools Are Benefiting From the Sun 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z
Critics, including the police union and former police chief, said the proposal was a roundabout way of defunding the department and would leave it with insufficient money to make it through the year. Kansas City struggles with Missouri over police funding 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z
And, if they do, those replies will appear in a Twitter search, and people can find the original tweet in a roundabout way. Twitter accidentally let us make an unlisted tweet 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z
Arizona served as a roundabout way for them to get to Florida, but a much safer one than the sea. Across southern Arizona, a full range of border woes for Biden
Ward took a roundabout way into acting, after serving three years in the U.S. Character actor Fred Ward, known for role in 'The Right Stuff,' dead at age 79 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z
“I think what we have just proven, in admittedly a roundabout way, is that there is tremendous energy in this city to move forward on homelessness,” Lewis said. After an apology — and a surprise gift — Seattle’s empty homeless shelter will open after all | Danny Westneat 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, that’s happening anyway, as donors and others that pump money into athletic programs are now shifting some of the dough into school-branded “collectives” that create sponsorship opportunities for athletes. NCAA woes: More fixing needed for hoops, all college sports 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, while drawing distinctions among modes of nonfiction, she was making it clear that memoir is not what she’s doing here. Margaret Atwood is not your 'elderly icon' or 'witchy granny.' She's better than that 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z
Which is a roundabout way of saying the Kraken, fatigued or not, are showing some preliminary signs of playing out the string no matter who the opponent is. Kraken can’t afford complacency or distractions as trade deadline looms 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z
“It all goes back in a roundabout way to coach Walden,” Jim Burrow says in a phone interview a few days before he departed for Sunday’s Super Bowl. Former WSU coach Jim Walden helped shape Joe Burrow’s father’s career 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z
Some called for the case to be reopened and others such as one user called Aguardar said there had been hope that COVID-19 would have, in a roundabout way, helped Yue find his son. Police say missing son of migrant worker whose story captivated China is dead 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z
This was deep canvassing in action — a messy, roundabout way to persuade voters not with talking points or pamphlets, but by getting them to talk about their experiences and feelings. A New Strategy to Persuade Voters: Listen Carefully. And Don’t Hurry. 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z
After she signs off, Krofft gives his view of how they met — in a roundabout way. How Sid Krofft, at 92, became an Instagram Live star and why celebs ask to be on his show 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z
Just in about the most roundabout way ever. Jared McCann ready to flourish after pre-expansion draft mayhem 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z
All of this is a roundabout way of saying I kind of didn’t get it. Did you love or loathe 'The Green Knight'? Either way, you're not alone 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z
Wilson, the former Walla Walla marketing manager, also got some answers — albeit in a roundabout way. As federal money pours in, some jobless Washingtonians brace for months-long waits for benefits 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, their detention would play a role in her admission into the Harvard class of 2025. A Santa Ana student's father faced deportation. Her work to free him helped send her to Harvard 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z
Lewis later wrote in Vanity Fair, “It didn’t take me long to figure out that, in a not so roundabout way, Kahneman and Tversky had made my baseball story possible.” This Book Is Not About Baseball. But Baseball Teams Swear by It. 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z
Chemical weapons are an extremely impractical and roundabout way to commit mass murder. Review | What Assad’s chemical weapons really accomplished 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z
But he wrote in a wordy, often roundabout way that left many wondering what he really believed. Silicon Valley’s Safe Space 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z
Quite the compliment, in a roundabout way — and an odd but effective way to provide some confidence. McCormack scores 17 as No. 6 Kansas edges Oklahoma, 63-59 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z
This is a roundabout way of saying that not everything need be about Trump. No matter who wins the election, artists will called upon to repair a broken nation 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z
Special for the Seahawks, and in a roundabout way, special for Wilson, too. Here’s how the Seahawks’ trade for Carlos Dunlap can help Russell Wilson win the NFL MVP award 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z
But it is studded with stars and sketches and something of a through line, all of which point directly or in a roundabout way — but mostly directly — to our national four-year nightmare. Sarah Cooper's Netflix special is a 2020 mood: dark 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z
In 2013, Beitar Jerusalem tried, in a roundabout way, to signal the end of its racist boycott of Arab players by signing two young Muslim players. When extremist soccer ‘ultras’ aligned with Israel’s right-wing government, mayhem followed 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, it’s a pleasant surprise the league is playing on schedule. Perspective | The NFL season snuck up on us because we have other things to worry about 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z
Ducey acknowledged that in a roundabout way on Monday, saying that the “early message” about the virus was that it largely impacted the elderly. Analysis: Virus surge forces Arizona gov’s hand on masks 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z
“I mean, everything is inspired by things I’ve seen, or experiences I’ve been part of in a roundabout way,” he admits. Kevin Kwan: 'With Crazy Rich Asians my life exploded and I’m still trying to put it back together' 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z
She found roundabout ways to ask when exactly Stagi’s dad was going to drop him off at her house on the morning of May 28. Greater Seattle-area high schools and families find creative ways to celebrate their 2020 graduates amid coronavirus 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, the album is borne out of this period. KSI: ‘Money gravitates towards me’ 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z
This is a long, roundabout way to set up a question sent in by Melissa in Brooklyn: I never really used Twitch before quarantine started, but now I’ve gotten really into the idea. Who should you be while you’re streaming? 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z
I took a roundabout way of getting here, but that mentality is what got me through. How one round changed this PGA Tour rookie's life - Golf Digest 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z
Many of the CCPA’s quirks trace back to the roundabout way it became law in the first place. Calif. vastly expands digital privacy. Will people use it? 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z
While Holcomb framed the move as a roundabout way to provide teachers raises, schools were not required to use the savings for salary increases — and apparently haven’t done so. Why 15,000 Indiana teachers just walked off the job 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z
Mr. Hale suggested — based on allegations from Ukrainian journalists that were passed along — that the false rumors about Ms. Yovanovtich traced back to the president himself, as a “roundabout way” to get rid of her. State Department aide tells impeachment probe Ukraine ‘came to understand’ there was a quid pro quo 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z
This is my roundabout way of justifying the £110.42 I paid today to enter a cycling sportive. 'I used the same nappy for my nine children' 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z
I’m going to answer this in a roundabout way. Want to win 'The Great British Baking Show'? You'll need her help 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, it started with his wife getting her hair cut in Los Angeles a few years ago during the Genesis Invitational at Riviera. Davis Love III to make the move to broadcast booth at CBS 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z
And so, in a roundabout way, we found the solution to it before I found the problem. Why Dr. Zach Bush believes herbicides could end life on Earth 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z
Mr. Romer’s logic is connected in a roundabout way to the work that won him the Nobel. A Nobel-Winning Economist Goes to Burning Man 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z
All of which is a roundabout way of saying it’s fine to use literally, figuratively. Here's why it's ok for Taylor Swift to use literally, figuratively | David Shariatmadari 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z
“The new proposed policy is a roundabout way to promote hybrid cars,” Cui Dongshu, secretary general of China Passenger Car Association, wrote in a social media post. China considers limited support for petrol-electric hybrids in boon... 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z
By going to look for them, or, rather, by seeking someone else to look for them for me, by searching in the most roundabout way, by acknowledging my yearning only grudgingly, I’d missed them. “Uncle Jim Called” 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z
“It seems like a roundabout way, but I think more and more it might be more common because it’s tough to break into this league,” she said. Sami Whitcomb returns to Alaska Airlines Arena for Storm’s first game there 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z
All of which is a roundabout way of saying Fitzpatrick might just be worth a sneaky each-way wager in what will be his fifth U.S. U.S. Open 2019: Matthew Fitzpatrick confident -- 'I think someone like me can win here' - Golf Digest 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z
OPEN: All of this, in a roundabout way, is why Phil did what he did. USGA Confidential: What players, caddies, coaches and analysts really think about the governing body (and it ain't pretty) - Golf Digest 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z
The project itself came together in a roundabout way, after a few years of false starts. Summer Movie Preview: Capturing the essence of Elton John 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z
All this is a roundabout way of getting to the present, and the fact that Pratima is one step closer to her dream of playing on the LPGA. Pratima Sherpa to become first Nepali woman to play a Symetra Tour event, thanks to the kindness of a host family a world away - Golf Digest 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, MacGregor’s experience in 1972 led to the creation of Women’s History Month, now celebrated across the U.S. each March. They wanted more women in history lessons. Their work led to Women's History Month 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z
So they took a more roundabout way at first, talking to journalists like Ken Auletta who had once written so reverentially about Holmes. Sundance: Documentary dives deep into the fraud of Theranos 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z
I can even describe that promise, in a roundabout way: Red Bull will make you feel so energetic that you’ll finish all your work and leave at four. Red Bull wants us to leave work at 4pm. I couldn’t agree more 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z
A tougher test is parsing the roundabout ways that China’s internet users evade stringent censorship to talk about current affairs. Censoring China’s Internet, for Stability and Profit 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z
When he arrived at USC, Tyndall had just finished his residency after a roundabout way to medicine. How George Tyndall went from USC gynecologist to the center of LAPD's largest-ever sex abuse investigation 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z
But other reported casualties seemed attributable to the hurricane in more roundabout ways. The Difficulty of Counting the Death Toll from Hurricane Florence 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z
Which is a roundabout way of saying the business of playing running back in the NFL is cruel, regardless of your age. Perspective | As Adrian Peterson chases history, the smart money is on history 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z
Which brings us in a roundabout way to Manchester United, who would never hire a manager like Pulis in a million years but sorely need some of his unifying philosophy. Manchester United must wish they had gone for Mauricio Pochettino 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, Woods and Rose wound up taking Johnson’s approach to the week, getting a bit of unintended rest ahead of the first round. Johnson parlays recon of Bellerive into sharp PGA start 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z
The roundabout way would have to involve a joke—something like Oh-don’t-think-all-of-us-look-the-same—and the man would have laughed and the woman would have laughed and the chef would have chuckled. “Omakase” 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z
But that pick may have, in a roundabout way, contributed to McPhee losing his job in Washington — and not because Kuznetsov didn’t fulfill his promise. Evgeny Kuznetsov’s transition to borderline NHL superstar 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z
Every ancient nation takes the long walk to modernity in its own roundabout way. The Guardian view on Brexit and the royal wedding: which is the real Britain? | Editorial 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z
The son of an army colonel, Sharma got into golf in a roundabout way. Shubhankar Sharma Is The Rare Vegetarian Tour Pro - Golf Digest 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z
Dancing provides that and, in a roundabout way, a summary of her career. Kylie on how ageing, breast cancer and Nick Cave all influenced her greatest hits 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z
A new phone dubbed the Black Shark marks, in a roundabout way, Xiaomi’s entry into the gaming phone market. The Black Shark is a Xiaomi-backed gaming phone 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z
He fears this is a roundabout way to seize property and divide it. Plowing a path: State to buy farms to help new farmers 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z
As the Parkers and the remaining members of the church worked and prayed, God was bringing Reggie Glenn, the now co-pastor, to the church in a roundabout way. Church draws kindred spirits from diverse backgrounds 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z
He was arrested at Penn Station in New York, arriving in the city in an extremely roundabout way. Suspected drug kingpin charged with trafficking enough fentanyl to kill 10 million people 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z
Still, he will discuss things in a roundabout way. Virgil Abloh: how the most hyped designer commands an empire from his phone 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z
The censorship leaves intellectuals, young white-collar workers and retired veterans of past political campaigns using roundabout ways to voice their concerns. China silences critics of move to make Xi president for life 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z
But, in a roundabout way, the fee is really about paying for road construction and repairs. Arizona motorists soon may pay new vehicle registration fee 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z
This was Jesus’ roundabout way of answering the question “Who is my neighbor?” Analysis | The radical — but gentle — faith of Mister Rogers 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z
This is certainly a roundabout way of saying this, but, you know, benefit of the doubt. Opinion | Trump and ‘shithole’: I’m shocked, shocked! 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z
Christianity became a roundabout way in which they could have influence. The Little Town of Bethlehem Has a Surprising History 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z
Some even see these types of social space as a roundabout way to reverse the country’s low birth rate. Raze, rebuild, repeat: why Japan knocks down its houses after 30 years 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z
Brown announced the issue in a roundabout way last week, issuing a press release headlined, “New OHA Leadership Takes Action to Resolve Overpayments Made in Wake of Cover Oregon Failure.” Editorials from around Oregon 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, Adolf Hitler and Emperor Hirohito turned Alan Lewis into a nerd. Perspective | Lights! Camera! Memories! A D.C. film archivist is donating his collection. 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z
If the United States fails to finish third, there is a roundabout way to the World Cup: The fourth-place team will enter a two-leg playoff against Asia’s fifth-place side in November. U.S. men’s national team heads to Honduras feeling some self-inflicted pressure 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z
Which is a roundabout way of explaining why Eddy Merckx and, for some reason, the tennis player Justine Hénin, are both in France to watch today’s stage. Tour de France 2017: stage 19 – live! 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z
Another reporter tried a roundabout way into the same question. Cavaliers Offer a Glimpse of an Alternative Universe 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z
“Instead of using state machinery to shut down the industry in a roundabout way, why not shut it down openly?” Modi’s Push for a Hindu Revival Imperils India’s Meat Industry 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z
Texas, however, has found roundabout ways to chip away at the group’s funding. Here’s what happens when you defund Planned Parenthood 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, he told me, the United States and the E.U. “made a contribution to the increased influence of these people.” Putin’s Shadow Cabinet and the Bridge to Crimea 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z
In effect, 340B allows pharmacies to keep around 35 percent of the pharmaceutical industry’s tab, a roundabout way of subsidizing health care for the poor. The C.E.O. of H.I.V. 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z
Is that a real threat, or is that the Church of Scientology finding a really weird roundabout way of sending a message?” When you make a movie about Scientology . . . Louis Theroux's church adventures 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z
Other artworks comment on Hong Kong’s relationship with Beijing in more roundabout ways. As Hong Kong Ponders Its Future Under Beijing, Politics Infuses Its Art 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z
“In a weird, roundabout way, I used to live and die with baseball,” he said. Mike Aviles Feels Right at Home Playing for Puerto Rico 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z
One day something happened which in a roundabout way was enlightening. Did George Orwell shoot an elephant? His 1936 'confession' – and what it might mean 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, that memorable event has led to a wildly ambitious radio program that’s celebrating 100 years of jazz in as many installments. Charlottesville radio station celebrates a century of jazz 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z
All of which has been a very roundabout way of saying: good luck calling this one, it promises to be an excellent match! Manchester City v Monaco: Champions League last 16, first leg – live! 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z
So it’s a roundabout way of admitting, quite publicly, that he can’t recapture the past. Perspective | Tiger Woods’s confounding present is in danger of eclipsing his sublime past 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z
This is a roundabout way of making a relatively straightforward point, but it is worth emphasising just how heavily Sunderland rely on their 34-year-old striker. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z
Native Americans were the first to leave their names on the land, but in a roundabout way. Wisconsin communities named for diverse places, people 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z
It all worked, but in a roundabout way. When your son is a girl: Seattle author tells a story of gender dysphoria 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z
This is a roundabout way of telling you how bright the bulb is: A 60-watt-replacement LED, for example, puts out roughly as much light as the now-phased-out 60-watt incandescent used to. Lighting Designers on the Best LED Lightbulbs You Can Buy 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, their work influenced Mr. Lewis’s career. From Michael Lewis, a Portrait of the Men Who Shaped ‘Moneyball’ 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z
Of course, by and very large, this is all just a jazz hands-y, roundabout way of saying, when it comes to being in fashion, anyone over a size 10 need not apply. From sideboob to … bones – fashion’s new toxic obsession? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z
This is a roundabout way of saying that the observations have been unable to discern the effect, if any, of human-scale emissions on global temperature. Green Elites Face Trump Threat 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z
He’s found a good place in a roundabout way as he gets reminders of his past, such as Arizona. Versatile Vermette continues to deliver for Ducks 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z
His point, in a roundabout way, is a good one. With Clayton Kershaw on the mound, Dodgers expect to beat Cubs in Game 6 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z
He wound up at Auburn in a roundabout way. Daniel Carlson coming up big for Auburn 1 kick at a time 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z
The people using the monitors may also have assumed that, in some roundabout way, the technology removed responsibility from them for monitoring their energy intake, Dr. Jakicic says. Activity Trackers May Undermine Weight Loss Efforts 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, however, the number is connected to that "White Irish" box on the census form. How many Britons are entitled to an Irish passport? - BBC News 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z
And for the GOP nominee, it’s a roundabout way to argue that Clinton is somehow too weak to be President. Clinton and Trump Are Less Forthcoming Than Past Candidates 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z
And in a roundabout way, Arena will finally realize his childhood dream next Saturday when he strides onto the manicured Kentucky bluegrass at Yankee Stadium to coach the Galaxy against New York City FC. The Galaxy head to Yankee Stadium, where coach has many fond memories, but not of soccer 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z
"If you were wanting to poison someone, this would be an extremely roundabout way of going about it," David Mabey, a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, told the AP. Was a Wimbledon Player Poisoned? 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z
Greenblatt was asked, in a roundabout way, to address the network’s responsibility in the creating the Trump pop culture machine. NBC boss Bob Greenblatt hints at deeper dive into streaming 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z
That was the way it worked, “in a roundabout way” at least, said Tom Wilt, probably Robertson’s most accomplished boxer. Central Pennsylvania boxing club founder honored by pupils 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z
Which may be a roundabout way of approaching the question by which every festival ultimately lives or dies: How are the movies? L.A. Film Festival: The diversity dilemma, plus nine movies to see 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z
In a roundabout way, Lazar revealed to the world Clinton’s use of private email address, a practice that is now the subject of a federal investigation into whether classified information was mishandled. Hacker accused of exposing Clinton’s private email, Bush paintings expected to plead guilty 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z
But, when asked if he, in a roundabout way, hadn’t also called Clinton crooked, he smiled and said, “In that case, the entire United States government is crooked.” Clinton, Sanders, and the Money Question 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z
They are, at best, a roundabout way of dealing with them—and only then by spending double the money to appease special interests. How Utilities Team Up With Greens Against Consumers 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z
And too hard to realize that, in a roundabout way, he influenced the way this edition of the team was built. Patriarch of these Denver Broncos? Former coach Dan Reeves 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z
The idea of exploring the subject of women and their place in India’s economy came to me in a roundabout way. ‘We Will Not Apologize’: Encountering the Defiant Women of India 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z
In a more roundabout way, she was asked about the pitfalls of being famous for being so open. 'Lamar's good, thank you': Khloe Kardashian moves quickly from personal talk to her new talk show 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z
The bribes traveled around the world in deliberately roundabout ways, with one particular six-figure bribe wired from Miami through Panama City in efforts to conceal the transaction, according to the indictment. Judge in FIFA Scandal Arrested When Cruise Ship Docks in Florida 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z
Could a bolstered, more confident movement shift its focus to, say, ending oil transported by rail, and, in the long run, affect emission numbers in a roundabout way? What Obama’s Rejection of Keystone Means for the Climate Fight 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z
Pressed further, he conceded, in a roundabout way, that he would be willing to send more American troops back to Iraq. Where Jeb Bush Went Wrong 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z
The artist built his career in a roundabout way. When Driving in France, Watch Out for Giant Snails 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z
This is a roundabout way of getting to the sensitive, impolite subject of when, if ever, a candidate might be too old for the Presidency. The Real Presidential-Age Question 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z
“It’s taken a long roundabout way, and I’ve been all over the board, but I’m here,” he said. Deputy by day, soul man at night: Musician churns out songs 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z
Then — hamstrung by shyness, he said — he asked her out “in a roundabout way,” inviting her to explore Brooklyn on his scooter someday. A Romance Tested by Fire and Other Calamities 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z
This is a roundabout way of revisiting my recent column about double doors and how so many people seem unable to figure them out. Exploring the singularly confusing world of the double door 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z
Some Kenyan stars also discussed the problem in a roundabout way. Fast times: what will it take to run the marathon in under two hours? 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z
The roundabout way was via Greenland and Iceland, but ice could have a devastating effect on the plane’s wings. Kirk Kerkorian 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z
Mr. Baker, meanwhile, had devised a roundabout way to get married. The Same-Sex Couple Who Got a Marriage License in 1971 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z
Which brings me in a roundabout way to one of my peeves: the overeager waiter. After driving a Tesla, it’s time to search the couch cushions for $100,000 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z
It’s that climate and human health are, in significant though often roundabout ways, related. Of Rats, Gerbils, and Men 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z
All this is a roundabout way of saying that this shutdown debate was a unique moment for all sides to address serious citizen concern with the DHS and surveillance generally. The Silver Lining Of A Partial DHS Shutdown 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z
This is a roundabout way of saying that many us treasure our interactions with the artists who provide the soundtracks to our lives. When Bo Diddley lived in the District, his big beat moved a lot of people 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z
Daihatsu discovered those generic parts in a roundabout way: on parts shelves of dealers and repair shops in Indonesia that stock them for penny-pinching everyday drivers. Special Report: Daihatsu dismantling 'Toyota Way' as market changes 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z
Even HomeKit, in a roundabout way, is capable of working with some outside products. You can finally build a smart home without being an engineer 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z
The article asserts, in a roundabout way, that this is evidence that the United States is capable of hacking into China’s power grid. Will a Mutual Sense of Vulnerability Create Cyber Deterrence Between the U.S. and China? 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z
This isn’t a central question of the book, but the authors answer it in a roundabout way. Improving your garden’s ecology
Which, in a roundabout way, is to say that I’ll politely decline my nomination with a donation. How to dodge the ice bucket challenge 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z
A. No. That happened in a roundabout way. A Lemur Rescue Mission in Madagascar 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z
The Aberdeen film clips surfaced in a roundabout way. Old film clips found in storage locker turn into unexpected gift 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z
It is also a roundabout way of saying a third-period collapse in Game 2 is not expected to have lingering effects on the Blackhawks, the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Kings expect Blackhawks to come back strong after Game 2 collapse 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z
Evolocumab is a so-called "human monoclonal antibody" that, in a roundabout way, improves the body's ability to remove cholesterol from the bloodstream. New Drug May Help Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Beyond Statins 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z
But in a roundabout way, Armstrong may have done something to help clean up the sport of cycling. Sports of The Times: Lance Armstrong’s Positive, if Reluctant, Step in a Sport’s Purification 2014-04-11T01:12:20Z
“This is the most roundabout way to get an autograph from Eddie Vedder,” he says. is a senior writer for in San Francisco. Dropbox's Next Chapter: Corporate Customers, IPO, Condi Rice, and Eddie Vedder 2014-04-09T17:42:12Z
So in a roundabout way, Day said, his father’s death made his golf career possible. Toughened by Hardship, Day Is Relishing His Challenges 2014-04-07T01:48:30Z
The development in the Muhtorov case is connected, in a roundabout way, to the Illinois case, in which a different judge separately ordered the government to show classified surveillance-related materials to a defense lawyer. Warrantless Surveillance Challenged by Defendant 2014-01-30T02:20:44Z
In a roundabout way, the prospect reminds me of Apple’s decision, more than a decade ago, to open its own retail stores rather than depend on third parties to excel at selling its products. Delivery Woes? Send In the Drones! 2013-12-27T10:50:24Z
All of which is a roundabout way of saying that Help to Buy ll is not about providing cheap mortgages. Treasury could make billions from Help to Buy 2013-10-07T08:06:07Z
A more roundabout way of bribing someone is through art auctions. Why taste for luxury fuels China corruption 2013-09-19T04:12:51Z
The scheme is meant to work by underwriting the financing of home purchases – and so, in a roundabout way, encourage housebuilders to put down more bricks and mortar. Housing market: build, build, build 2013-07-23T22:34:06Z
The new law, which went into effect on Monday, July 1, is meant to discourage teen pregnancy, according to its drafters, but in a very roundabout way. Expansion Of The Genetic Surveillance State: Taking The Blood Of Babies Born To Mississippi Teens 2013-07-02T18:11:00Z
This may seem like a roundabout way of stating the obvious: a diet including foods rich in vitamins and other antioxidants is more beneficial than the routine consumption of vitamin supplements. Readers Respond to "The Myth of Antioxidants" 2013-06-14T14:15:00.310Z
Nevertheless, each of the points offers serious debate, but there's an overall pattern that's not so good ...and you hinted at it in a roundabout way.... Congress Grapples With 5 Key Questions After Boston Bombings 2013-04-30T21:35:23Z
Spooks mingle with cops of dubious reputation; Keeler’s past skirmishes with a couple of West Indian lovers lead, in a violent and roundabout way, to the beginnings of a case against Ward. The Profumo Affair, Revisited 2013-04-15T08:45:00Z
So taking the deposits and using the proceeds to recapitalise the banks is a roundabout way of defaulting. Buttonwood: The financial-repression levy 2013-03-21T16:02:19Z
So in a roundabout way, a casual round of golf leads to dinner with a supermodel? It's good to be the king 2013-03-19T19:31:09Z
I guess this is a roundabout way of admitting that there doesn’t seem to be a single stand-out fixture. Football clockwatch – live! 2013-01-12T14:05:45Z
The researchers also showed that people are likely to share information online if a personal question comes at them in a roundabout way. Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook 2012-12-29T02:04:43Z
When TV creative finds its way to the Web in a roundabout way, it’s not uncommon that the online usage isn’t covered by the talent or rights contracts. 10 Reasons To Combine Your TV And Web Video Ad Campaigns 2012-12-07T05:52:42Z
It was a roundabout way of saying he had hardly ever seen him in action. Nothing meaningless to England friendly v Sweden for Raheem Sterling 2012-11-13T23:02:01Z
Which brings us back, in a roundabout way, to the debate. After Pandit's Exit, Still Plenty of Bailout Blame to Debate 2012-10-16T16:52:06Z
Still saying, in a roundabout way, pretty much nothing at all of any interest, beyond admitting that he may or may not shortly be about to retire. The Spin 2012-10-09T12:09:25Z
I sleep like a baby, knowing we’ve done the right thing for Stephen Strasburg, and in a roundabout way, for the Washington Nationals. Washington Nationals’ Mike Rizzo takes the long view 2012-10-05T18:18:00Z
That post seemed like a roundabout way of agreeing with Hasselbeck: Welcome back. N.F.L.’s Deal With Referees Brings Relief, but Resentment Lingers 2012-09-27T05:34:13Z
“Obviously, maybe in a roundabout way, foreign money is coming into an American campaign,” Mr. McCain said in the interview with PBS. Sheldon Adelson Injects More Cash Into G.O.P. Groups 2012-06-17T03:17:36Z
In a roundabout way inaction keeps us emotionally safe. 5 Magic Steps For Turning Ideas Into Success 2012-06-11T12:46:00Z
Porcelli believes Europe’s troubles may hit U.S. exports in a more roundabout way. How Europe's Contagion May Hit the U.S. Economy 2012-06-07T22:05:15Z
It also provided a roundabout way for them to speculate on the strength of the yuan. Has China run out of steam? 2012-06-05T15:36:25Z
Choosing friends for somebody else is not very wise; it sounds uncommonly like a roundabout way of developing her. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z
Ned was for accepting the offer, and accepted it would probably have been but for a circumstance that Tommy discovered only in a roundabout way. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z
That is the secret--a roundabout way, as you see. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z
He returned to his house by a roundabout way, and, later, hitching a team to a light buggy, he drove into the town where Jack traded and looked up the banker. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z
Richard Tedeschi, a psychologist at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, who is both a researcher and a clinician, discovered it in a roundabout way, while he was looking for a new research project. Post-Traumatic Stress?s Surprisingly Positive Flip Side 2012-03-23T22:00:46Z
It is too late," said he, "to go by a roundabout way. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z
And what a ghastly, roundabout way of stating the truth that religion is powerless to save the fallen, that men and women can only be elevated by secular agencies! Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England 2012-03-14T02:00:28.613Z
This may seem a roundabout way to getting to the current dust-up in California over a mountain lion shot in January in Idaho by the president of the California Fish and Game Commission. Green Blog: In California, Open Season on Trophy Hunting 2012-03-06T20:38:29Z
"Lord! man, what a roundabout way you have of telling a story," cried Suds, who was impatient to hear his own voice again. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z
Which, in a roundabout way, he duly did. Three royal treasures that shed light on the monarchy 2012-02-10T18:26:14Z
The Bishop knows it in a roundabout way, through Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and so the Bishop and I have burned his papers in the brazier. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z
He led Stineli by a roundabout way in order to keep the view of the lake hidden by the trees until they came to his favorite place on the bridge. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z
But I just heard, in a roundabout way, that he may not be so very far from here.” The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z
In a roundabout way, they’ll talk about things they don’t really want to talk about at all, and arrange to meet in three days’ time at a café on Rue Galande. Roberto Bolaño: “Labyrinth.” 2012-01-16T05:00:00Z
With a heart that beat very hopefully Roger went down the path, and by a roundabout way to the professor's house. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z
If Socrates is one of these men, it is foolish to go the roundabout way through “all men are mortal” to arrive at the conclusion that probably Socrates is mortal. The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll 2011-12-30T03:00:24.883Z
This method retains the author's delightful simplicity, and it leaves revealed, even in her roundabout way of telling things, her charming adaptability as a writer for children. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z
But this is a very troublesome, unsatisfactory, and roundabout way to follow. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z
Though the moon is relatively close at about 250,000 miles away, Grail took a roundabout way to save on costs by launching on a small rocket. New Year?s countdown: Twin NASA probes prepare to slip into orbit around the moon 2011-12-28T21:22:33Z
All we can say is, it seems a very roundabout way in which to commence such an expedition. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z
What they need now in Paris is a mechanism to prevent the driver from taking you by a roundabout way. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z
I believed in her sincerity now, and I told her so in a roundabout way. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z
But this very tendency, this effort, is hindered by architecture from obtaining direct satisfaction, and only allowed to reach it indirectly and by roundabout ways. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z
That was simply a roundabout way of asking a favor. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z
So I think in a roundabout way it does speak to, ‘at least they feel that things are OK.’ FedEx Said to Plan Order of 30 Wide-Body Boeing Freighters 2011-12-09T02:14:04Z
There was no going to Thorshavn by sea; but in a roundabout way, by fjord and fjeld, it might be done in a case of necessity, such as this church-meeting that the Pastor must attend. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z
In this struggle, the satisfaction is never excessively curtailed; it achieves its results in the patient's behavior in a roundabout way, by preference turning against his own person in self-inflicted torture. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z
"You've a roundabout way of your own of finding out things." A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z
There are more ways than one of offering advice; you chose the roundabout way. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z
It is one of the real merits of the English constitution that it has solved this problem—in a roundabout way perhaps, after its fashion—but with perfect success. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z
She turned a corner into the lane that led in a roundabout way to her mother's back garden gate and walked swiftly. Sunshine Jane 2011-11-12T03:00:30.717Z
The girls wanted their father to put an advertisement in the papers addressed in a roundabout way to him, but Mr. Holm dissuaded them from this.' The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z
When doctors thought she had AML, Ann said they told Collier in a roundabout way she was probably never going to play basketball again. Leukemia patient Katie Collier laughing through the tears 2011-10-18T03:05:30Z
This addition to all his other troubles made him turn and flee from the town, and he never stopped before he, by roundabout ways, had reached the high road. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z
But the year 1806 had a heavier blow yet to inflict on Paine, and it naturally came, though in a roundabout way, from his old enemy Gouverneur Morris. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z
"It seems that Langdon has been talking in a roundabout way to his father about Jane's sad plight, and that Colonel Chester had agreed to send the money for the operation from Savannah." Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z
The events that followed made the transaction, in a roundabout way, one of the most meaningful since baseball returned to Washington. Wilson Ramos?s outstanding rookie season 2011-09-26T10:00:00Z
This is all a roundabout way of leading into the Mariners' offseason, in which the primary mission of general manager Jack Zduriencik is obvious: beef up what has been, yet again, a pathetic offense. In free agency, big-ticket hits usually matched by big misses 2011-09-25T00:34:53Z
I don't know any of the roundabout ways to say it to you, that a woman would have, but you won't mind that. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z
"I'm not trying to get at what I want in a roundabout way," he had the nerve to state. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z
It was only his roundabout way of describing Clement the Clerk's sphere of activity. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z
Then, in some roundabout way a whisper got to him that Mrs. Darling was much better. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z
All of which is a roundabout way of saying that the people who think they enjoyed POTC3 are simply suffering from the cinematic equivalent of long-term deprivation of the basics of a civilised existence. Mark Kermode: How to make an intelligent blockbuster and not alienate people 2011-08-27T23:06:10Z
“It came in a sort of roundabout way, I understand,” said Parsons. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z
It was on the tip of Jo's tongue to ask; but she checked herself in time, and, with unusual tact, tried to find out in a roundabout way. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z
In half an hour we had come by roundabout ways to the hazel copse where Marcel and the horses awaited us. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
I also made inquiries in a roundabout way concerning Pycroft Hall, but he only shook his head. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z
He was still five miles from the camp, approaching it by a roundabout way. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z
The two young men took a roundabout way to the ford so that Boss Tolley might not spy them and suspect where they were going. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z
It is they also that keep up the warmth in our own bodies, both by coming to us directly from the sun, and also in a very roundabout way through plants. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z
They left the house as they had entered it and returned by a roundabout way to Onoway House. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z
In this roundabout way certain reforms may be providentially forced upon the nations by the war. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z
Suppose we find out in some tactful roundabout way whether she knows, and then I’ll offer to go in with you Saturday night and give her mother my bed.” Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z
It was a long, roundabout way, but her horse covered the ground rapidly. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z
"I heard," Matthias evaded—"in a roundabout way—that you were playing in vaudeville." Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z
A little more desultory conversation followed, in the course of which I managed to extract from him, in a roundabout way, a quantity of information of which I stood in need. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z
Hence, when we say that the average barometric pressure at sea-level is 29.92 "inches," we are really expressing in a roundabout way the weight of the air at that level. The Mentor: The Weather Serial Number 110; 1 July, 1916 2011-06-09T02:00:19.213Z
Last of all came his brother, who had guided some of the party by a very roundabout way. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z
She had come a roundabout way to it, indeed. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z
The touring party planned a roundabout way home to Milton, in order to see a part of the country that they had not before driven through. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z
In fact, in a roundabout way, he might be the reason the Mariners are still around in Seattle. Harmon Killebrew's little-known role in Mariners history 2011-05-27T18:23:06Z
"I think we shall take a roundabout way through Switzerland and Germany, and stay there awhile first." A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z
Christian said, "Say, boss, you air gwine to de police coat by a roundabout way." Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z
“Which is a roundabout way of saying you don’t love me?” The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z
Only a drop of liquid introduced into the blood—not in the common roundabout way, by pouring down the throat, but direct injection into the veins. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z
In a roundabout way I dug it out of the chap that many of the hangers-on were fellows who, for different reasons, were dodging officers of the law. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z
Within five minutes, having gone a roundabout way, Paul, as if he had come from the outskirts of the park, met the young woman face to face. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z
Smooth over the little rudenesses of yesterday; and make known to him, in a roundabout way—you understand—that we had a cup of sack too much at the inn. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z
This also relates, in a roundabout way to artificial intelligence as well. When Biology and Quantum Physics Collide 2011-03-28T12:32:40Z
Well, I cannot imagine who it could have been," mused Bernardi; "and I guess I need not be afraid of him, if he goes to work in that roundabout way. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z
He was tired and his arm ached from the weight of the bag, for he had taken a long, roundabout way to avoid being seen. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z
Hardly possible, your Highness; unless by some swimming, and a long roundabout way. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z
The riders had been forced to abate their speed and to take a roundabout way through Rautschin, that the nervous, high-bred animal might be relieved as soon as possible. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z
They already trimmed their regular pay, in a roundabout way. The Texas Tribune: No Lawmaker Immunity as Some Benefits Are Cut 2011-03-11T01:52:15Z
On one occasion he had, in a roundabout way, asked Jim Dennis if he would part with her, and hinted at a consideration. Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z
And now I hear in this roundabout way that you have been trying to help me. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z
They decide to take the roundabout way through the Avenue Wagram and get the glass. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z
Whilst his thoughts moved slowly in a traditional roundabout way, 'her woman's wit flew straight and did exactly hit,' before the Count had cleared his throat for his first 'consequently.' 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z
Can you not take the roundabout way through Dresden? Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z
And these images again are rhetorical; they are not similes which can only be understood in their totality by the roundabout way of reflection; they are glaring flashes of lightning. ?mile Verhaeren 2011-02-26T03:00:52.147Z
They focus on total but through a little bit of a roundabout way and how it feeds into core.” Oil Needs Sustained Rise for U.S. Effect, Matus Says: Tom Keene 2011-02-23T20:37:17Z
Lying outside the village as it does, it is a very roundabout way of reaching the house. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z
His son's last letter had reached him in the most complicated roundabout way; he had just returned from a voyage to Australia, and had known nothing of Fritz's unfortunate circumstances. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z
Yes, but I had to take a roundabout way, for the mountain-road is under water. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z
Only a drop of liquid introduced into the blood; not in the common roundabout way, by pouring down the throat, but direct injection into the veins. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z
Thinking that Buck might make a detour, and come to see if I really had perished, I descended to the ground as quickly as possible, and returned to the Lodge in a roundabout way. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z
"I said, in a roundabout way, that there was no way I was going to be judged by two people that I don't believe are in a position to judge me," he explains. Jamiroquai'm back 2011-01-31T03:11:28Z
In a roundabout way, he laid out an unusual proposition: an organization called WikiLeaks, a secretive cadre of antisecrecy vigilantes, had come into possession of a substantial amount of classified United States government communications. Dealing With Julian Assange and the Secrets He Spilled 2011-01-26T19:56:49Z
This may seem a roundabout way to show that a woodpecker’s foot is a pair of nippers. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z
And I’ve been able to get a little information in a roundabout way, so that I have some idea of what’s happening. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z
With a pressure of the hand, which the Count returned but half cordially, Bertram bade him farewell, and took a long and roundabout way to B�chner's, where the momentous interview was to take place. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z
The officers very well knew that we lacked all kinds of stores, and Barbu asked me once in a roundabout way if they might offer us some petroleum and sugar. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z
I am proud and selfish, hardly capable of making sacrifices; something of a flirt, but I have no roundabout ways. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z
Sure, he is an emotional player, he said, a roundabout way of acknowledging that the Jets’ charges of “antics” are not without merit. Brady Evolves Into Patriots? Forceful Leader 2011-01-13T17:13:04Z
In a more roundabout way he learned the cause of the baron's departure to be a secret mission to the Court of St. James on behalf of the tottering French monarchy. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z
By the Isle of Wight, which seems a roundabout way, but was not so. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z
She began to think of roundabout ways of reaching her bridge. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z
The Times comments on this roundabout way in which intelligence so important reached England. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z
And now, as Oswald put his hand on the curtain, in order to return by some roundabout way to the ball-room, he heard the voices of two men, who were just then entering the room. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z
Moreover, it was but a roundabout way of travelling compared to the forest, which, being only of pine and spruce, offered none of the obstructions of the creeper-clad woods farther south. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z
If a psychic experience is what you are after, why take the roundabout way? The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z
As to Mr. Obama, he is reluctant to draw contrasts between himself and the president, though he concedes, in his own roundabout way, that voters do respond differently to the two. A Latter-Day Happy Warrior Tries to Energize Democrats 2010-10-13T01:50:00Z
Karen E. Klein: Many entrepreneurs get into business in roundabout ways. Continuing Education for Business Owners and Employees 2010-09-17T18:25:00Z
In a roundabout way, he started getting friendly with us so we were comfortable with him being a friend to our son. Kevin Ricks' career as teacher, tutor shows pattern of abuse that goes back decades 2010-07-25T04:00:00Z
The only consolation is that, in a roundabout way, the Mariners' future looks better than it did last December. End of Cliff Lee era was written at the beginning 2010-07-10T04:53:00Z
In a roundabout way, I was explaining that while I started out the way everyone did on this, I’d revolved to the point where I respect the engineering work that’s been under way. Why Cameron is Diving Deep on Gulf Oil 2010-06-04T22:05:00Z
In a roundabout way this also relieved pressure on Cavendish. Mark Cavendish plays it low-key as he sprints to California win 2010-05-17T17:23:00Z
Taking video of people in motion, and then analyzing the video, seemed like a roundabout way to get data. Magazine Preview: The Data-Driven Life 2010-04-28T15:16:00Z
Different ideas are emerging about how these behaviors could fit within that traditional Darwinian framework, including seeing them as conferring reproductive advantages in roundabout ways. Can Animals Be Gay? 2010-04-01T19:34:00Z
Kay's new book Obliquity suggests the best way of meeting objectives is to approach them in a roundabout way. The Business: 'Obliquity' and how to do business in China 2010-03-31T07:12:00Z
Sleepy though he was, he took a roundabout way, past a certain house, on the ground floor of which his early love had opened a tap-room. At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas
In course of time, and through the roundabout way he had chosen, Bro received the deeds of sale; he made his will, and left them to Marion. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches
By many a roundabout way, through French and Italian fashions, and after long wanderings in every foreign nationality, the German mind was to be renewed. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.
"I did—in a roundabout way," she said, taking the great lump of wheat dough in her hands and rolling it into a heap of dry flour at one end of the long wooden bowl. The Cottage of Delight A Novel
As he had a long time to wait before the appointed hour would arrive, he wandered through the town, and at last, by roundabout ways, came back once more to his atelier. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II
So he turned swiftly upon his heel, and, taking a roundabout way, finally reached his studio, where he knew he could find tolerable sleeping quarters. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I.
In this roundabout way woman attains most of the good things in life. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey
"Yes; and old Lord Tamperleigh is a cousin of my mother's—which connects Walter and me in a roundabout way." The Gambler A Novel
I had private talks with this Bible student and that in a roundabout way to see if I couldn't arrive at a decision, but couldn't seem to get anywhere. The Cottage of Delight A Novel
Such enterprises are merely a roundabout way of presenting the belligerent who retains the command of the sea with as many prisoners of war as survive from the original expedition. Naval Warfare
A pretty roundabout way of telling my story, I must confess; but it will bring us to the point. Lives of Celebrated Women
In practice, however, the courts in a roundabout way give the illicit mother an opportunity to file an action for damages. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey
Every day half a dozen papers reach me in roundabout ways. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York
This is certainly a very roundabout way of proving relationship, but it is the nearest and only true way of proving enemyship, if I may so call it. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence
"Did you notice that I took a roundabout way over the mountain, so as to pass it?" Landolin
They were yet a great way off, but were coming towards me, not as though straight from Kwa’zingwenya, but by a roundabout way. The Induna's Wife
Thereby woman is directed to a roundabout way for everything she wishes to obtain. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey
As it happens, two of them were moved to record their impressions, and their accounts have come to my hands in a roundabout way. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York
For the sun was nearly down, and how should we reach the camp, each by a roundabout way, before it grew dark? and how should we pass the King’s outposts after? The King's Assegai A Matabili Story
He made a pause, hoping that Bella would complete the suggestion, but she kept silence; and in a very roundabout way, he explained that people indulged in many luxuries, and yet not the right ones. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine
Jeanne-Armande was journeying to Weston this time by a roundabout way. Anne
I'll have to go about it in a rather roundabout way. The Chameleon Man
Whether we like it or not, military secrecy forces us to use roundabout ways in contacting scientists who happen to work in some context with our field, especially if they live in foreign lands. The Brain
They had to take a roundabout way down into the canyon and the hound cast about for an hour before he picked up the scent. Duel on Syrtis
Eric interposed no questions, for he knew that she would reach the goal, even if she took a roundabout way. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine
I tracked him from that moment—at a distance, of course, and in roundabout ways, so that he would not suspect. Anne
This was a roundabout way of asking if he could put you and your animals up for the night. Notes on Stable Management in India and the Colonies
With that Thad strode away, heading in a roundabout way for the camp, so that his coming from a certain direction might not betray the hiding-place of the other two. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine
I am afraid I have drifted a little bit from Marshal Vaillant's comical interviews, but am coming back to them in a roundabout way. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections
The Witch-Kettle with its horrors was still fresh in our minds and we preferred to take a roundabout way, rather than to run risks which could be easily avoided after a successfully completed task. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative
His narrow but remarkable craft is shown in the long account he gives of the intricate and roundabout ways he selected for spending the money he had stolen. Anne
"No, Aunt Jane, please take the long, roundabout way," I urged. The Land of Long Ago
"It's to the boy," began the widow, "who—who——" "Took the roundabout way?" finished the bachelor, helpfully. The Widow To Say Nothing of the Man
He endeavoured to remedy the defects in a roundabout way as early as October, '66, by appointing a commission to draw up a plan for the reorganization of the army. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections
The whiskey was usually taken by the men and put into their canteens with the water, but in very many cases it did not take such a roundabout way in reaching its destination. A Raw Recruit's War Experiences
In a rather roundabout way the name of one great in letters is associated with Cologne. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine
The amount of social labor existing in a product does not then have to be established in a roundabout way, daily experience shows the average amount of human labor necessary. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring"
She told him, in her roundabout way, that she was going to pass the day with mistress somebody, that lived near the Common. The Lamplighter
"I brought you this roundabout way on purpose," she said. Ancestors A Novel
The river seemed higher than ever, Dean said, and we had to try the roundabout way again. Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest
They took an unfrequented and roundabout way back to camp. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures
I went secretly, and by the roundabout way you describe, because I had another purpose in visiting Sibley, which made it expedient for me to conceal my presence in the town. Hand and Ring
Expert evidence was introduced in a roundabout way by the statement offered in court that a physician had suspected that a certain case was witchcraft. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718
And the roundabout way in which you told it reminds one of a three-volume novel: the first leads up to the point, the third winds up the point, the second is the point. Rossmoyne
Such was the sly roundabout way in which sometimes he stayed and weakened her resistance. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages
On the ninth day the ridge of the Alps was reached, over ground generally trackless and by roundabout ways.... The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West
The money forthwith went a roundabout way according to the directions of the letter. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories
They frequently led us a roundabout way to show us off to their relatives or friends in a neighboring village. Across Asia on a Bicycle
By a roundabout way, Glory had hurried, breathlessly, to her tiny home, fearing that by some mischance grandpa might have returned to it, and that this fresh advocate of the “Harbor” would find him there. A Sunny Little Lass
But he chose a roundabout way, taking a walk out beyond the gate, for there was plenty of time. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19
The older ones often went out in the motor-car without Tess and Dot, and the suggestion of the pony may have been a roundabout way of appeasing the youngsters. The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended
In a roundabout way the Rovers heard of what had happened to Bill Glutts. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields
The first news of the gold discovery filtered to us in a roundabout way through vessels to the Sandwich Islands, 4 and then appeared again in the columns of some Baltimore paper. Gold
She could not tell whether he had gone back to skirt the house and go on by a more roundabout way or was waiting for an opportunity to descend unobserved. Clark's Field
Believe me, if I got a two-shilling bit every time I've been questioned about the boy's parentage--either openly or in a roundabout way--I should be a well-to-do man by now. The Son of His Mother
Have you not reached the old conclusion in a roundabout way? A Critique of the Theory of Evolution
This was from Gif Garrison, and in the communication Gif told how he had heard in a roundabout way of Nappy and Slugger. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields
Although they realized that the man they sent for the wrench had nearly half a mile to go and come by the roundabout way, they asked one another if he was making the wrench! In the Heart of a Fool
“Eh?” growled Stacy, flushing hotly. 159Anvik, who had been making his way down by a more roundabout way, now made his appearance. The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska Or, The Gold Diggers of Taku Pass
It seemed rather a roundabout way of finding anything; but, as the grasshopper disappeared directly he had finished speaking, there was nothing to do but to follow his advice. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories
He listened and waited till they had both gone; then he stole out and went home by a roundabout way. Tales from Dickens
In a roundabout way he had heard from Carson Davenport. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields
At Coombe Oaks they had heard of his illness in a far-off way, but had received no distinct particulars, for the news came in a roundabout way by word of mouth, country-folk never write. Amaryllis at the Fair
At first he made his displeasure felt in a somewhat roundabout way. The 'Patriotes' of '37 A Chronicle of the Lower Canada Rebellion
He wished to prolong his pleasure in this walk through the snow, and so he took her back to the Manor by long roads and roundabout ways. Changing Winds A Novel
It has been a roundabout way for us, little girl, but at last our paths have met, and from now on, God willing, they shall go together. The Harbor of Doubt
I had to go a very roundabout way, so many streets were closed because of the fires raging everywhere. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic
Some of the thoroughfares were closed for traffic; he would have to go by a roundabout way; and in any case could not reach the main entrance of the hotel. The Princess Virginia
After exactly four hours of watching, I accepted the proffered aid of an Irish friend who agreed to lead me by roundabout ways to the telegraph office. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule
And if he had been employed in no way to be ashamed of, and had no consequences to fear, why that roundabout way up the cliff again and that ambush of his watcher? Nobody
This is only a roundabout way of saying that the conventional process of cramming would have destroyed the fine intellectual faculties possessed by Watt. The Curse of Education
Next morning they could continue on up into the hills, or slip back by a roundabout way to Dry Lake. The Coyote A Western Story
Sol Hanson had, in a roundabout way, gathered that Smiler had been abused, and, in some inexplicable manner, had arrived at the truth, that Brenchfield was responsible for it. The Spoilers of the Valley
It may be worth noting that not all resistance to specific diseases needs to be acquired in the roundabout way just described. Rural Hygiene
To attach herself for an indefinite time seemed a roundabout way of holding her hands off. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2
Margaret crept under the fence just before she got to the Enemy’s house and went a weary, roundabout way home. The Very Small Person
They had returned to the inn by a roundabout way, through the meadows beneath the twilight, speaking all manner of intense things, and, very wonderfully, believing both themselves and their sayings to be sincere. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin
I learned it in a very roundabout way. Priestess of the Flame
As we came by a very roundabout way––We went first in the opposite direction, 76 and then skirted High Mesa down from the mountains. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation
Do not be disheartened by your two friends' sarcastic remarks on your "roundabout ways." A Tangled Tale
Had not she herself suggested this very thing in a roundabout way? Jennie Gerhardt A Novel
Is it not, as Fitzjames thinks, a roundabout way of saying, 'I believe in this system because it suits my tastes and feelings, and because I consider truth unattainable'? The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice
Circumlocution and periphrasis are roundabout ways of expressing thought; circumlocution is the more common, periphrasis the more technical word. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions
But soon she stole back to the sleeping man under the rock, going, as she had come, by a roundabout way in the darkness. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation
I wrote to Aunt Susan myself—there was no time to tackle her in a roundabout way through mother. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School
It was his habit to take a rather roundabout way up to the little cottage on the hill. What's-His-Name
Yet all great enterprises have generally taken a very roundabout way before they came to perfection. Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
They had heard something of it in a roundabout way. True To His Colors
Only he's aware she's overwhelming, and always gets her own roundabout way. Somehow Good
It was shortly after ten o'clock when he started, in a roundabout way, for the home of Eliphalet Loop. Anderson Crow, Detective
We are generally perfectly of accord in our conclusions," said Miss Leonora; "as for Dora, she comes to the same end by a roundabout way. The Perpetual Curate
Well, the day seemed young and I thought if I hurried I could go home the roundabout way by the pitfalls in such good time that Ivy wouldn't know the difference. It, and Other Stories
Occasionally he took a peep at the treasures himself, but he never entered by her roundabout way. A Bird-Lover in the West
As an incorporeal thing the soul cannot be strictly defined, not being composed of genus and species; but we can describe it in a roundabout way in its relation to the body. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
The strap was therefore put around its neck, and the wise creature at once led its master by a roundabout way quite out of the ordinary path. Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young
So she slipped out of the house and took a roundabout way to the great mansion. The End of a Coil
Others look for light in roundabout ways, making use of every gap their neighbours leave, and rise upward in soft coils. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific
If we can bear a somewhat roundabout way of treating the subject, we shall gain a new and valuable light upon our missionary theory and practice. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions
She took a roundabout way to Waterfall Cottage, because she did not want the slight interruption of speaking to Susan Horridge if she went out by the South lodge, the nearest way. Love of Brothers
Mr. Rosen was by way of being—by a roundabout way of being—what technically is known as a bootlegger. Sundry Accounts
I followed, by the roundabout way again, and then I saw another one. Little Brothers of the Air
To us it seems to have been a roundabout way The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882
Just after I met Gasca, he had heard, in a roundabout way as my people hear things, that the brother had been killed and the Indian woman had died of a sickness. Across the Mesa
It was a long walk down the slope of the hill and around its base to the private car, but they made it still longer by walking slowly and taking the most 70 roundabout way. 'Firebrand' Trevison
It’s a roundabout way, but it will answer their purpose just as well.” Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War
That on the right leads by a roundabout way to the "corner," where one may see the sunset. Little Brothers of the Air
I had come to the same conclusion in a roundabout way. The Blue Germ
To praise any object for approaching the ideal of its kind is therefore only a roundabout way of specifying its intrinsic merit and expressing its direct effect on our sensibility. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory
The building of wings and the purchase of additional beds by this time had become a permanent feature, though, as the writer admitted, it was “a roundabout way.” At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern
If the total system of the universe be taken into account, the causes of these variations and the visible environment which preserves or destroys them, undoubtedly do, in some remote and roundabout way, hang together. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
As soon as he saw Handy he called him aside and began a little preliminary skirmishing, and in a roundabout way started in to lay bare the strenuous thoughts that were agitating his mind. A Pirate of Parts
“You came a roundabout way,” was the artist’s comment. The Place of Honeymoons
I arrive at the same point which you aim at, but without your roundabout way, which is but a make-shift. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities
They readily 214 agreed to his suggestion, and all came up to the ranch house by a roundabout way. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up
Then he mounted his horse and taking the halter-ropes in his hand he led your ponies by a roundabout way through the woods down to the road. The Boys of Crawford's Basin The Story of a Mountain Ranch in the Early Days of Colorado
It was a roundabout way, but that suited them both, as they would have more time together, and this latter was far more private. The Unknown Wrestler
In a roundabout way they learned that he had gone back to England and that he had by his own efforts and labours established himself there. The Secret House
Alexia knew of old the roundabout way pursued by her aunt's friend in her narrations. Five Little Peppers at School
I wasn’t asked to go, and I got the information in a roundabout way.” The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up
I shall go back to New York by a roundabout way, but shall probably arrive very nearly as soon as the package. The Erie Train Boy
It was sent in a roundabout way through other people’s hands and 328 took some time to reach me. Brandon of the Engineers
“I should fancy very few army people would choose that roundabout way from Manila when they can come direct by transport, and have the ship to themselves.” Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters
Thus every glass he tossed off seemed to hint in a roundabout way at the glorious heights he might attain if he didn't drink it. The House with the Green Shutters
But she rather thinks that May and Ruth both got an invite, although in some kind of roundabout way. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up
This was, of course, a roundabout way of getting home, but they had the better part of the afternoon before them, and were in no particular hurry. The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery
It was a roundabout way but the quickest, for the cochero made his ponies travel at a good clip for a double fare. Isle o' Dreams
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