roundabout

Example Sentences

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It was a more unpredictable and roundabout route than any offensive coordinator would dare draw.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Some opera singers hoped that the actor’s jibes might actually prove beneficial for the form in a roundabout way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

About 20 miles south of downtown Cincinnati, the new Publix sits just past a roundabout at the front entrance of a glitzy subdivision known as Triple Crown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Soaring murals, brightly painted, of smiling crowds dominate building facades around this busy roundabout.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The first of Mig’s wishes was granted, in a roundabout way, when King Phillip outlawed soup.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo