round-about
Example Sentences
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The disputed rounds made it to sheriff’s deputies in a round-about way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
Few Oscar nominees this year have had a more round-about way to reaching the Academy Awards than the 51-year-old Quan.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
But feature-wise, I guess if I had to give a round-about time frame, there would probably be something that could possibly be deployed within a quarter to two quarters.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
As Solis pointed out in a round-about way, how did the course suddenly become unsafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2019
It was on the tip of Jo’s tongue to ask, but she checked herself in time and, with unusual tact, tried to find out in a round-about way.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
