ADJECTIVE
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remote from populous or much-traveled regions
they found a quiet out-of-the-way resort -
dealt with; disposed of
I'm so relieved that my midterm is out of the way -
improper or even offensive
out-of-the-way remarks -
exceptional, unusual, or remarkable
out-of-the-way information
ADVERB
- in a remote location or at a distance from the usual route
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so as not to obstruct or hinder
put that box out of the way so that no one trips on it -
murdered
the mob boss wanted his rival out of the way -
extraordinary; unusual
such erratic behavior was out of the way for him - improper; amiss
How To Use out of the way In A Sentence
- Katie finished with a flourish, pushing Cody out of the way and walking with a purpose to the reception area.
- The team ensured that civilian airliners and local mustering aircraft were kept out of the way of the fast jets.
- Once the boom mic is out of the way and not likely to clonk me on the head (and it's happened too many times to count), I take a step forward.
- The men yelled at the clerks, then "hurdled" over the counter, pushing a few female employees out of the way, Eggert said. Undefined
- You see people leaping out of the way as some great wad of canvas comes hurtling towards them.
- It has over six million points of interest for the US and Canada integrated into the software and there is a 7-inch touchscreen with a 800x480 resolution, which motorizes out of the way to show a CD and DVD drive. MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
- Our region is poised for growth once the election is out of the way.
- They can take a buyout package and get out of the way of the bulldozers, or wait for the city to condemn their property and force them out.
- They asked me to get out of the way so they could take photographs of her alone.
- To get the downsides out of the way first, our test sample was very picky with the hard drives we used.
