How to Use byway in a Sentence

byway

noun
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  • I prefer to take byways to town.
  • He's traveled the highways and byways of this country.
  • The book chronicles some of the interesting byways of legal history.
  • Route Selection: Choose a scenic byway or road trip route that highlights the best fall views.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The start of the scenic byway is about 9 miles northeast of Hurley.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Go ahead and stroll the romantic byway or take in the Alamo.
    — Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Back on the scenic byway, roll north to the Oux Kanee Scenic Overlook.
    — Julie H. Case, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 May 2018
  • The area has two scenic byways for those who prefer to enjoy the view from the comfort of a car.
    — Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The curvy byways had been cleared of snow, which even in March often reached as high as a few feet.
    — Rivka Galchen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The byway passes between the Wallowa Mountains on the west and Hells Canyon on the east.
    — Jamie Hale, OregonLive.com, 27 July 2017
  • Here’s what to see and do along the scenic byway, including cool places to stay for the night and side trips worth the effort.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Many train lines in the US wind along the same dazzling forests, lakes, and mountains as scenic byways built for cars.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Take a leisurely drive down part (or all) of this over 200-mile scenic byway, and be sure to stop in charming small towns along the way.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The Mizner Mile would require a byway over an ocean road built by the Finns, plus digging up a portion of the road.
    — John Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Not to be outdone, the United States took the third spot thanks, of course, to its famed highways and byways like Route 66 and Highway 1.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Fall is the perfect time to tour this scenic byway as trees shed their summer green for the reds, oranges, and yellows of fall.
    — Kiona Smith-Strickland, Popular Mechanics, 3 Oct. 2013
  • Guadagnino—Italian, not Swiss—took to the byways of the Midwest while preparing to make his new film.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Travel the whole byway in just 14 days with this itinerary.
    — Lydia Culp, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Scenic byways run through South Dakota and are one of the best ways to appreciate the state’s unique landscapes.
    — Smithsonian, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Much of this 18-mile byway runs beside the mighty Mulberry.
    — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • And just off the byway are dozens of access points to the 310-mile Superior Hiking Trail, one of the country’s great thru-hikes.
    — Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2021
  • The Lone Star state has over 9,500 miles of scenic byways and was the second-cheapest state for three-star hotel room prices near city centers.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
  • Streetlights are out, leaving many of the city’s byways in total darkness at night.
    — Ryan Dube, WSJ, 13 May 2018
  • The site also touts the excellent fall foliage viewing on the byway.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Judge tosses out lawsuit seeking to remove upgrades to a 7.5-mile stretch of the scenic byway.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Exploring this byway by bicycle is one of the state’s most scenic rides.
    — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The byway has been plowed, but the road may be icy and the visitor’s center will not open until around Memorial Day.
    — New York Times, 30 Apr. 2021
  • From there, a byway curves to its central gathering place.
    — Washington Post, 24 May 2021
  • And after so many fits and starts, the Navy Pier flyover — a pedestrian byway over the Chicago River — is done.
    — Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2021
  • The sun rose over the scenic byway west of Bend, illuminating the forested high desert landscape on the east side of the Cascade Mountains.
    — oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2021

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