Example Sentences

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Your relative might lose his train of thought; another person’s relative might get stuck in verbal cul-de-sacs of nonsense.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024

The mythical Silicon Valley was in reality a bunch of office parks and cul-de-sacs where subdivision-grade homes went for $2 million.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Relyn and Jowel Delfin’s Waikapu house sits in a newer subdivision where ranch-style homes and coconut palms line wide blacktop cul-de-sacs — a tropical-tinged archetype of the American dream.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023

His ideas are visible nationwide, residing in meticulously planned cul-de-sacs, in spacious lawns, and in every pitched battle over efforts to build more-inclusive neighborhoods.

From Slate • Aug. 16, 2023

I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow, the million moving shapes and cul-de-sacs of shadow.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath