How to Use speed limit in a Sentence
speed limit
noun- She got a ticket for breaking the speed limit.
- The speed limit here is 55 mph.
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The speed limit in the area Kim was driving in was 35 mph.
— Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 -
The speed limit is 65 mph on that part of the interstate.
— Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 -
Tests found the Mustang was driving at least 64 mph above the speed limit at the time of the crash.
— Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022 -
Not to mention that the steering is clunky and the speed limit a measly 6.5 mph.
— Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024 -
The speed limit is supposed to be around 35 miles per hour.
— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024 -
The speed limit along that stretch of track near Mendon was 90 mph.
— Washington Post, 1 July 2022 -
The speed limit on that stretch of County Road 42 is 55 mph.
— Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024 -
The speed limit on that section of the highway is 70 mph.
— Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024 -
The speed limit is 25 miles per hour in the area of Centre Street, where the June 30 crash occurred.
— Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023 -
The speed limit for the free roadway adjacent to the toll road is 65 mph.
— Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023 -
The speed limit on our route was 25 miles an hour, but my e-bike maxed out at 20.
— Andrew Zaleski, Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2024 -
The speed limit on both sides of the track at the derailment site has been six miles per hour since April 2022, the T said.
— Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023 -
Just go easy and stick to the speed limit and everything should go well.
— John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023 -
The speed limit on Greenway Road at the location of the scene is 45 miles per hour.
— Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2022 -
The speed limit continues to be 45 mph throughout the work zone.
— Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022 -
In the early 1960s, there was no speed limit in England.
— Jim Clash, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 -
The speed limit on that stretch of Espola Road is 45 mph.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2021 -
Britain has a 70-mph speed limit and most of Europe has just over 80 mph which would be even worse.
— Neil Winton, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 -
The speed limit in the area where the crash occurred is six miles per hour, Pesaturo said.
— Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022 -
Here's what to know Tempe might lower its speed limits on some city streets.
— Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024 -
The speed limit on South Street is 30 miles per hour, a police report said.
— Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023 -
They were struck by two cars that were street racing at nearly 40 mph over the speed limit.
— Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024 -
The speed limit on the highway, according to the Morning News, was 70 miles per hour.
— Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024 -
But there is an unbreakable speed limit, the speed of light, which looks the same to everyone.
— Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023 -
The speed limit on Michigan Road, police said, is 40 miles per hour.
— Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2022 -
Bryan stated he had been pulled over three days ago in the small town of Vinita for going just over the speed limit.
— Michelle Watson, CNN, 8 Sep. 2023 -
The plan may include lowering the speed limit in places and infrastructure improvements.
— Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2024 -
This spring, whale scientists launched a real-time tool that tracks whales and ships’ compliance with speed limits, detailed data that is helping companies improve their performance.
— Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
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