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 what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.
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Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Fewer vehicles on our roads also lessen the need for costly and harmful highway expansions, which consistently fail to reduce traffic.
—Jill Locantore, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
Power plants, highways, port facilities and wastewater systems built for 20th-century conditions are already showing signs of strain.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Her partner drove us to an outing about 20 miles away and went 95 mph on the highway.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
Fewer vehicles on our roads also lessen the need for costly and harmful highway expansions, which consistently fail to reduce traffic.
—Jill Locantore, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
Power plants, highways, port facilities and wastewater systems built for 20th-century conditions are already showing signs of strain.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Her partner drove us to an outing about 20 miles away and went 95 mph on the highway.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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