Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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The crash involved a tractor-trailer and four cars in the southbound lanes near Route 73, according to Burlington County dispatch.
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Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Turn right to access the ramp to nortbound or southbound I-95.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
The warning was issued at 6:21 p.m. on Wednesday, and the last update regarding this incident was released on Wednesday at 6:24 p.m.
Crash update: I-435
A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on southbound I-435 from MO-210/Exit 55 to Front Street/Exit 57.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Dec. 2025
She was struck from behind in the southbound lanes by a pickup truck.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
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Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Turn right to access the ramp to nortbound or southbound I-95.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Dec. 2025
The warning was issued at 6:21 p.m. on Wednesday, and the last update regarding this incident was released on Wednesday at 6:24 p.m.
Crash update: I-435
A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on southbound I-435 from MO-210/Exit 55 to Front Street/Exit 57.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Dec. 2025
She was struck from behind in the southbound lanes by a pickup truck.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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