How to Use crosswalk in a Sentence

crosswalk

noun
  • Though pedestrians have the right of way, stopping at crosswalks is a relatively new concept for drivers here.
    Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Lofton continued driving for a bit before stopping in the crosswalk near the east side of Miller Park Way.
    Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024
  • That's when the driver hit the man in the crosswalk and sped away.
    Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 16 Feb. 2022
  • At one point the bear even crossed the street by using the crosswalk.
    CBS News, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The sidewalk on the north side would switch to the south side with a crosswalk at Woolsey Avenue.
    Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The woman, headed north in the crosswalk, had the right of way, police said.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The driver failed to stop at a stop sign and hit the pedestrians in a crosswalk.
    Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • And a crosswalk for the people in the apartment who jaywalk.
    Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2022
  • Dozens of people streamed out of the subway and into the crosswalk.
    New York Times, 13 May 2024
  • The boy was in the crosswalk when he was struck by the vehicle in the area of Great Road near Harris Street at about 6:15 p.m.
    Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Both were crossing the street in a marked crosswalk at the time of the collision, police said.
    David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The girl was in a crosswalk on a scooter and with a woman and two other children at the time.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • The City Council will consider the request to paint the crosswalks April 5.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The victim wasn’t crossing in a crosswalk and stepped in front of the Mercedes driver.
    Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The colors of the rainbow flag are painted into the crosswalks.
    USA Today, 26 June 2023
  • Do not cross mid-block unless there is a marked crosswalk.
    Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The rider had a green light and the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk, police said.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
  • In a news release Thursday, police claimed the man was not in a crosswalk when he was hit.
    Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The man, who wasn’t in a crosswalk, walked into the direct path of the unknown vehicle .
    Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
  • When the bus driver turned west onto Glades Road, Goldberg was hit in the crosswalk.
    Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The actress, 67, was walking at a crosswalk when a Tesla turned left and hit her, a source told TMZ.
    al, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Buzbee has maintained that his client was not the only motorist to pass through the crosswalk when the children were struck that night.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Troopers said the pedestrian did not cross the street in a crosswalk and was wearing dark-colored clothes at the time of the crash.
    Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The teen walked into the roadway and was not in a crosswalk, an email from Justus stated.
    Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Mark refused to use a crosswalk and stepped in front of an oncoming car.
    Alden Woods, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
  • Witnesses said O’Leary was in a marked crosswalk when he was hit.
    oregonlive, 31 May 2022
  • The bicyclist was in the crosswalk when he was struck, Manlapaz said.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 4 July 2022
  • The female was in the crosswalk when she was hit, according to police.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2021
  • In a video, two young children can be seen lying in the road near a crosswalk, with their backpacks tossed aside.
    Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The man, who was not in a crosswalk when he was struck, was taken to a hospital, the officer said.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022

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