roundabout

Example Sentences

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At one roundabout, 25-year-old Kasim Ramadan gathered with four or five friends, determined not to be intimidated.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Emergency services are dealing with a major incident following a bus crash near a roundabout.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

“This is such a roundabout, long-winded way of doing a rejection,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

I wished I had the courage to go by the Service staircase and so by roundabout way to the restaurant, and there warn him of the ambush.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier