1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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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Investigators determined the driver of the 18-wheeler fell asleep behind the wheel and veered off the freeway.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
When overtaking a freight train of 2 or 3 Class 8 big rigs hauling loads of green tomatoes through our California Central Valley, or getting around a similar raft of gravel trucks on the 210 freeway in Los Angeles.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Daily driving on city streets and freeways was improved, off-road toughness remained.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
My son’s new home is just 500 feet from a very busy freeway in southern New Hampshire.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
When overtaking a freight train of 2 or 3 Class 8 big rigs hauling loads of green tomatoes through our California Central Valley, or getting around a similar raft of gravel trucks on the 210 freeway in Los Angeles.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Daily driving on city streets and freeways was improved, off-road toughness remained.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
My son’s new home is just 500 feet from a very busy freeway in southern New Hampshire.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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