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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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
But the town’s cohesion frayed in the late twentieth century as factories shuttered, leaving behind dangerous pollution, and the construction of an interstate highway demolished the historic downtown.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Today, the Texas Highway Department sows 30,000 pounds of wildflower seeds every year along the state’s highways and byways.
—Cynthia Drake, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
The crash happened around 11 a.m. on the rural highway northwest of Marron Valley Road, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log and a social media post from Caltrans San Diego.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
But the town’s cohesion frayed in the late twentieth century as factories shuttered, leaving behind dangerous pollution, and the construction of an interstate highway demolished the historic downtown.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Today, the Texas Highway Department sows 30,000 pounds of wildflower seeds every year along the state’s highways and byways.
—Cynthia Drake, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
The crash happened around 11 a.m. on the rural highway northwest of Marron Valley Road, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log and a social media post from Caltrans San Diego.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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