1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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Examples of freeway in a Sentence
a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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The fast lane of the freeway was shut down as an investigation was conducted, the CHP said.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
The incident happened Monday afternoon on the freeway ramp from northbound Interstate 75 to eastbound I-696, Michigan State Police said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
Drivers can activate Mercedes’s technology, called Drive Pilot, when certain conditions are met, including in heavy traffic jams, during the daytime, on specific California and Nevada freeways, and when the car is traveling less than 40 mph.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
There’s a scene where all the cars have been abandoned on the freeway.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The shocking violence on the freeway sparked a manhunt that ended with the pair’s arrest on June 6, 2021, around two weeks after the shooting.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Indeed, WisDOT is studying the possibility of converting a portion of the freeway, between Wisconsin and Lisbon avenues, to a surface street.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Thousands more lined freeways and city streets, some cheering the former star running back as the bizarre motorcade passed by.
—Ben Finley, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
This weekend marks the full resumption of freeway closures for improvement projects in the Valley, after a temporary easing of restrictions last week during the Final Four event.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
The incident happened Monday afternoon on the freeway ramp from northbound Interstate 75 to eastbound I-696, Michigan State Police said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
Drivers can activate Mercedes’s technology, called Drive Pilot, when certain conditions are met, including in heavy traffic jams, during the daytime, on specific California and Nevada freeways, and when the car is traveling less than 40 mph.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
There’s a scene where all the cars have been abandoned on the freeway.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The shocking violence on the freeway sparked a manhunt that ended with the pair’s arrest on June 6, 2021, around two weeks after the shooting.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Indeed, WisDOT is studying the possibility of converting a portion of the freeway, between Wisconsin and Lisbon avenues, to a surface street.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Thousands more lined freeways and city streets, some cheering the former star running back as the bizarre motorcade passed by.
—Ben Finley, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
This weekend marks the full resumption of freeway closures for improvement projects in the Valley, after a temporary easing of restrictions last week during the Final Four event.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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