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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Trains aren’t running, many planes are delayed or canceled and a stretch of highway is closed because of sinkholes that — who knows? — might lead to a better kind of hell.
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Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Whether along highways or at the entrance of a theme park, lush greenery reinforces Florida’s reputation as a vacation destination.
—Tal Coley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Smoke and flames were visible from the highway, but no structures are threatened and no injuries have been reported, according to Aurora Fire Rescue.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Two weeks later, at the Yonkers location of Juices for Life, on a busy road off the highway with cars double parked out front, Styles sits on a stool, sips on a protein shake, and thinks about how his relationship to the genre has changed but also stayed the same.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
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Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Whether along highways or at the entrance of a theme park, lush greenery reinforces Florida’s reputation as a vacation destination.
—Tal Coley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Smoke and flames were visible from the highway, but no structures are threatened and no injuries have been reported, according to Aurora Fire Rescue.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Two weeks later, at the Yonkers location of Juices for Life, on a busy road off the highway with cars double parked out front, Styles sits on a stool, sips on a protein shake, and thinks about how his relationship to the genre has changed but also stayed the same.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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