How to Use on-ramp in a Sentence
on-ramp
noun-
The eastbound Loop 202 on-ramps at Dobson and Alma roads will be closed.
— Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The Magazine Street on-ramp has closed, but the Tchoupitoulas Street on-ramp has reopened.
— Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 16 July 2024 -
The two right lanes and the on-ramp to the 101 were closed.
— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023 -
The Prius struck the victim, a 20-year-old Texas man, on the on-ramp, Gerber said.
— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2023 -
What are the rules when those lights are active at on-ramps?
— Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024 -
The Northwest Couch and Glisan streets northbound on-ramps will be closed.
— oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023 -
The northbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Baseline Road is closed.
— The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2023 -
Think of the end of January as an on-ramp for the year — a way to get up to speed at a pace that feels good for you.
— Casey Barber, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024 -
These on-ramps will be closed from Friday, May 31 to Monday, June 3.
— Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2024 -
The vehicle was towed from the freeway on-ramp that the suspect had abandoned it on.
— Pilar Arias, Fox News, 23 May 2024 -
Motorists will be detoured around the work at the Tavern Road off-ramp and then sent back to the freeway via the Tavern on-ramp.
— Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024 -
Flooding also closed all lanes of the eastbound El Camino Real on-ramp to state Route 78.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023 -
Saturday when one of them found the gun near the on-ramp from Kessler Boulevard to the southbound lanes of Interstate 65.
— Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2023 -
My car then came to a complete stop within a few seconds in the middle of the on-ramp leaving me stranded.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Aug. 2023 -
The intention would be to limit the quick east-west and on-ramp getaway arteries.
— Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024 -
The Park Boulevard on-ramp to northbound SR-163 also was closed because of flooding.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024 -
Rios, 20, was struck just before 9 p.m. on North Second Street near an on-ramp to Interstate 8.
— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024 -
Drivers can use eastbound I-10 on-ramps at Broadway or Baseline roads to avoid the closure.
— Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024 -
Create content about your IP. Offer on-ramps for people to pay.
— Kary Oberbrunner, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 -
The Hayden Island on-ramp to northbound I-5 will also be closed during those hours.
— oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023 -
The on-ramp was closed for six hours during an on-scene investigation.
— David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023 -
The Woodman Drive on-ramp to west SR-54 was closed during the investigation.
— David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023 -
The following ramps will be closed: East and westbound on-ramps at Verrado Way at times on Sunday.
— The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023 -
The northbound Loop 101 on-ramp at Shea Boulevard also remains closed until mid-June.
— The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024 -
Queue sensors near the bottom of the on-ramp detect when the ramp is backing up and could interfere with traffic on the adjacent street.
— Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023 -
One of those was Shawn Gray, a 48-year-old parolee who was hit by a driver and killed in August while riding a bicycle near an Interstate 25 on-ramp.
— Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2024 -
In many states, including Ohio, some on-ramps and off-ramps are located next to each other or very close to one another, Farmer said.
— Max Filby, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024 -
Recently, my phone’s instructions sent me toward the on-ramp for the interstate.
— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2024 -
The Florida Department of Transportation said in a statement issued at 6 p.m. that all northbound lanes in the area, as well as the Exit 20 on-ramp were closed.
— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024 -
Troopers responded at about 4:30 p.m. to a report of a body found along the on-ramp from Woodyard Road to southbound Branch Avenue, the department said in a news release.
— Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
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