crossroads

/ (ˈkrɒsˌrəʊdz) /

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noun (functioning as singular)

an area or the point at which two or more roads cross each other

the point at which an important choice has to be made (esp in the phrase at the crossroads)

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How to use crossroads in a sentence

The city served as a crossroads for African, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern cultures.
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The Internet, ever becoming a greater part of the human experience, is at a crossroads, Dwyer argues in his book.
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The group was founded in 2008 by operatives who would later have ties to the dark money powerhouse Crossroads GPS.
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The most memorable ad of the lot was one run by American Crossroads, the Super PAC associated with Karl Rove.
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It is the omphalos, this city that straddles two steamboat rivers at the continental crossroads.
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There are sign-boards at nearly every crossing; only in some of the more retired districts did we find the crossroads unmarked.
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Straight on till ye come to the crossroads, then the second turnin' to the richt, and there ye are.
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Even Jean smiled as he watched him moving along toward the crowded crossroads—smiled and then sighed.
The Amazing Interlude|Mary Roberts Rinehart
A burnt kettle stood on the hearth, and leaning against the wall was the bag of grain Maurice had carried from the crossroads.
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Still humming under his breath, when the peasant left the crossroads he followed him.
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