How to Use intersection in a Sentence

intersection

noun
  • The accident occurred at a busy intersection.
  • The crash forced the closure of the area near the intersection for a hours Wednesday night.
    Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • For instance: Your instinct might be to grab a blind person and walk them across a busy intersection.
    Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Projects must focus on the intersection of technology and art.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The crash pushed the streetcar into the intersection of Milwaukee and Wells streets, stopping traffic in the area.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The celebration gathered guests at the intersection of art, fashion, film, and wine, making for a particularly chic crowd.
    Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In the meantime, the city will look at short-term improvements, such as intersection upgrades and sidewalk widening, that can happen by 2025.
    Catherine Carlock, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • When the victim stopped at a red light at that intersection, the driver of the other vehicle, a silver-colored sedan, fired multiple shots at the victim and fled, the news release said.
    Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • But right now, the most common heart diseases come from the intersection of many different genes and lifestyle habits, not from the single-gene mutations these panels typically report.
    Christopher Kelly M.d., Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The heart of it was on the east side at the intersection of Rusk and 12th Street.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024
  • The ones that park in Hammond can block five or six intersections at once.
    Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 1 May 2023
  • The intersection’s green light flashes, and the truck continues straight, just missing the turn to the brand-new H&M in the country.
    Ron Lieber, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The crash happened at the intersection between the train tracks and a private road on the 100 block of Wayne Ave., police said.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • City staff said a plan and funding are already in the works to improve traffic flow at the intersection of the two streets.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Learn more Jonathan Abrams writes about the intersections of sports and culture and the changing cultural scenes in the South.
    Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Add a third westbound lane and a right-turn lane at the intersection of Karcher Road and Caldwell Boulevard.
    Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The crash occurred about 8:50 p.m. at the intersection of El Cajon and Park boulevards.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2023
  • The intersection between those two worlds is happening more and more, but there’s a long, long way to go.
    Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024
  • After landing in the intersection of Sanchez and 19th streets at the bottom of the cliff below, the five people in the car fled before help arrived.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 25 July 2023
  • Fashion occurs at the intersection of form and function; below, find the suits that do both.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The legal fight is one of five that the justices are weighing in their current term that stand at the intersection of the right to free speech and social media.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • And in Detroit, John stood in the leadership position in the intersection of all that.
    Gary Graff, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Public rooms are located at the intersection of the two curves.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The city had five of the state's top 10 intersections with the most car collisions, according to Iowa DOT data.
    Jason Clayworth, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The first, known as White Sand (pictured above), sits at the intersection of nature and luxury.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
  • At the intersection of Columbia Road and 14th Street, about a block from the Metro, sat a single police cruiser.
    Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Bystander video showed at least one person get hit by a car doing donuts at the intersection of North Davidson and 36th streets.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2024
  • According to police in Stoughton, the plumber answered an online request for services and went to the intersection of Pierce and Leach streets to meet the client.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • In his brief time in the Senate, though, the paths of dealmaker and culture warrior so far have been more of an intersection than a crossroads for Vance.
    Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
  • At the intersection of floral and gourmand, there’s a hint of saltiness that brings a sense of grandeur with fleur de lys that peaks through — all thanks to the brainchild of perfumer Quentin Bisch.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Jan. 2024

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