cul-de-sac

Example Sentences

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Many end up churning through jobs or finding themselves stuck in a career cul-de-sac.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

After a briefing at Fire Station 23, Scott Pike and his partner took their ambulance to a cul-de-sac near the burn area.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The property is also located at the end of a cul-de-sac, ensuring ample privacy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

But amid blizzards, subzero winds, outrageous acts of state terror and every other despair lurking in The Big Dark, it’s a readily accessible, harmonious cul-de-sac in an era of rampant tone deafness.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The street is a cul-de-sac with lots of trees and almost identical groups of five townhouses on each side.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan