roundabout

Example Sentences

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“This is such a roundabout, long-winded way of doing a rejection,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

"I do think it could have a roundabout effect in a positive light, because of the profit the clubs are generating off these youth sales," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Some opera singers hoped that the actor’s jibes might actually prove beneficial for the form in a roundabout way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The main house featured an elaborate sculpture of a stallion trampling a dragon in the roundabout out front.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

I’m on my way back home when I nearly crash at a roundabout.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak