- plural of crossroad.
crossroads
Example Sentences
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El-Obeid sits at a key crossroads linking army-held areas in central and eastern Sudan, including Khartoum, with RSF-controlled Darfur to the west.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
More ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz, the key oil crossroads that was mostly blocked for months and roiled global crude markets amid the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
That’s the big news of the day, and it’s also a crossroads in your evening.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
The authors find that “each fifty-year marker on America’s 250-year journey since 1776 has found our country at a crossroads of some sort.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"Yes, an orphan, poor thing. One of our farmers found her, wrapped in blankets near the crossroads at the base of the mountain."
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Vocabulary lists containing crossroads
American Street
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