roundabout

Example Sentences

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Instead, the no-audits pledge followed a roundabout path.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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

The main house featured an elaborate sculpture of a stallion trampling a dragon in the roundabout out front.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Italian Jonathan Milan was expected to be in the frame for the stage win but crashed heavily at a roundabout 1,500m from the end.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

In a roundabout way it was recalled that Sam Hamilton had been a fool too.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck