Example Sentences

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Today, too many American children cannot safely leave their culs-de-sac.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Better, then, to make shows for television, a medium that is more comfortable with loose ends and narrative culs-de-sac, where he can tell a “continuing story”.

From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2018

Martz saw FlexBus as the key to transforming Altamonte, a loose agglomeration of palm tree-lined strip malls and culs-de-sac a few miles north of Orlando, into a thriving and walkable destination.

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2016

At just 22 days, the sniper probe was comparatively speedy; still, it snaked through numerous wrong turns and culs-de-sac: OCT.

From Time Magazine Archive

They drive until it grows dark, without destination in mind, past hidden ponds and graveyards, culs-de-sac and dead ends.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri