cul-de-sac
noun
a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street.
cul-de-sacs
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pluralof cul-de-sac.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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You haven’t seen how, at every step in creating, tooling and staffing a factory, Astra might be stymied into cul-de-sacs that a human helper would repeatedly have to steer it out of.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Torreyson is one of the most exclusive cul-de-sacs in the Hollywood Hills, surrounded by historically significant architecture, including a neighboring Richard Neutra residence, with several notable figures calling the area home.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
He may have named the cul-de-sacs for his daughter, Helena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
Two dirt roads ending in cul-de-sacs had been cut into the dusty ground, although the roads had eroded so much I could barely see their outlines.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
