noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
quiet
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They got to the place where she was staying, a quiet cul-de-sac .
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Situated in a quiet residential cul-de-sac , it is only a seven-minute walk from the town centre.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The administration finds itself in an ideological cul-de-sac that will be difficult to get out of.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the town hall clock struck twelve he found himself in an untidy cul-de-sac beneath the railway arches.
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She followed him through a network of alleyways until he mistakenly darted into a cul-de-sac .
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Ten minutes of easy walking brought her to the cul-de-sac where Delia Forbes lived.
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The emphasis has to be on quality not quantity, otherwise the game will drift down a cul-de-sac of mediocrity.
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The omnipresent cul-de-sac , for example, lowered speeds but not enough for child safety, especially on the long straight legs.
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The rented villa was identical to a dozen others lining the cul-de-sac .
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Turning, he saw at the end of the cul-de-sac a police-car.