How to Use junction in a Sentence

junction

noun
  • The trail ends at the junction with the West Baldy Trail.
    — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 11 June 2020
  • Keep the junction box and the crossbar for the old light in place.
    — Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Elkhart sits at the junction of the St. Joseph and Elkhart rivers.
    — Nicole Friedman, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The bud union is the swollen junction between the roots and the canes.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The start of the Goat Trail is well worn and easy to see at this junction.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The trail fork at the junction with the Wheeler Creek trail.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2021
  • Great views of the peaks can be seen by heading left at the junction.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
  • These junctions help the brain tell our muscles what to do and when to do it.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Both northbound sides of I-65 and I-59 through the junction are open.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • At the junction with Idaho 75, turn left to head north.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2024
  • At the junction on the other side, go left to hike back down the west side of the lake on the Clear Lake Loop Trail.
    — oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Turn left and go 4.7 miles to a junction where the road to Kinnikinick Lake veers right.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2020
  • The branch collar is a slightly swollen area at the base of the limb next to the trunk or at a limb junction.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 13 Jan. 2018
  • In about a half mile from the picnic area, the trail reaches a junction.
    — Dawn Wilson, The Denver Post, 23 July 2024
  • Hike back up to the road junction and follow the opposite fork to the mine.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Cross a footbridge and take the left fork alongside the creek, and stay left again at the junction with the Cliff Loop.
    — Danika Worthington, The Know, 19 June 2020
  • Watch for tiny bike trail signs placed at junctions to stay on track.
    — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Turn left at the stop sign, then right at the Old Black Canyon Highway junction.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2022
  • This junction is signed, but the road number post is not easy to spot.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2021
  • One way to tell them apart is to look closely at the junction where the plant’s leaves meet its stem.
    — Megan Molteni, WIRED, 3 July 2018
  • The best places to check are the junctions of tidal creeks during hard falling tides.
    — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Pointing out when to turn off or onto a road at a junction7.
    — Fox News, 7 June 2018
  • From the trailhead, hike .1 miles to a four-way junction with the Kings Mountain Trail.
    — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
  • The crash, just north of the Interstate 380 junction, blocked all lanes.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Directions: One mile east of the junction of Routes 44 and 89.
    — Courant Community, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The Arizona Trail follows Lakeview for a mile to a junction at the 3-mile point.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2023
  • The impact caused the Tundra to overturn near the Route C junction.
    — Max Londberg, kansascity, 15 June 2018
  • Back at the Cockscomb junction, head left and retrace your steps back to the trailhead to complete the hike.
    — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 18 Mar. 2020
  • The ice storm split my yard maple at the junction of its only two sections.
    — oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Growths around the rectosigmoid junction and kidney area were removed.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025

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