crossroads

/ ˈkrɒsˌrəʊdz /

noun

1. an area or the point at which two or more roads cross each other
2. the point at which an important choice has to be made (esp in the phrase at the crossroads )

Example Sentences

The city served as a crossroads for African, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern cultures.

From The Daily Beast

The Internet, ever becoming a greater part of the human experience, is at a crossroads, Dwyer argues in his book.

From The Daily Beast

The group was founded in 2008 by operatives who would later have ties to the dark money powerhouse Crossroads GPS.

From The Daily Beast

The most memorable ad of the lot was one run by American Crossroads, the Super PAC associated with Karl Rove.

From The Daily Beast

It is the omphalos, this city that straddles two steamboat rivers at the continental crossroads.

From The Daily Beast

There are sign-boards at nearly every crossing; only in some of the more retired districts did we find the crossroads unmarked.

From Project Gutenberg

Straight on till ye come to the crossroads, then the second turnin' to the richt, and there ye are.

From Project Gutenberg

Even Jean smiled as he watched him moving along toward the crowded crossroads—smiled and then sighed.

From Project Gutenberg

A burnt kettle stood on the hearth, and leaning against the wall was the bag of grain Maurice had carried from the crossroads.

From Project Gutenberg

Still humming under his breath, when the peasant left the crossroads he followed him.

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