roundabout

Example Sentences

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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

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

The government arrived at that figure in a roundabout manner.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Dunn came to this club in a roundabout way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

The mulefa had no term for climb, so Mary had to do a lot of gesturing and roundabout explaining.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman