Examples of highway in a Sentence
I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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Fires by San Diego highways show there’s a long way to go.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The move to censure follows several comments Goldthorpe made on Facebook after the Senate passed two bills that would force highway districts to prioritize vehicle traffic and ban them from narrowing streets to under 50 feet wide.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025
Here’s what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.
—Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
The highway has been closed in both directions since last week, when yet another sinkhole opened up during repairs to close the one already shutting down the eastbound lanes.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The move to censure follows several comments Goldthorpe made on Facebook after the Senate passed two bills that would force highway districts to prioritize vehicle traffic and ban them from narrowing streets to under 50 feet wide.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025
Here’s what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.
—Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
The highway has been closed in both directions since last week, when yet another sinkhole opened up during repairs to close the one already shutting down the eastbound lanes.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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