crossroads

Example Sentences

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It became a vibrant crossroads under the Ottoman Empire, said Artega, 55, and its population grew to around 25,000 as a construction boom took off.

From Barron's

The first half ends with Benedict and Sophie at a crossroads, an impasse.

From Los Angeles Times

Education in Northern Ireland is at a "crossroads", according to the heads of some of the biggest schools in the region.

From BBC

Italy has always been a cultural crossroads, and its food reflects centuries of migration, trade, and regional isolation.

From Salon

And eventually, she reached a crossroads: She could go on complaining about other people’s artistic visions, or attempt to birth her own.

From The Wall Street Journal