: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road
roadside
adjective
Examples of roadside in a Sentence
a hamburger stand on the roadside
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Specialist teams came to retrieve the body and decontaminate the roadside, while his family members stood around and wept.
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Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 15 June 2026
Seventy-five years after opening, Islander Resort still captures the classic Keys experience, only now with fresher cocktails, softer linens, and a little more style than the (inarguably iconic) roadside motels of Old Florida.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
If the roadside is your only option, pull off as far as possible, preferably past the end of a guard rail, and wait until the storm passes.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
The tagline is emblazoned on a giant roadside sign fashioned out of pipes on the corner of Main Street and South Stiles Road.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
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Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 15 June 2026
Seventy-five years after opening, Islander Resort still captures the classic Keys experience, only now with fresher cocktails, softer linens, and a little more style than the (inarguably iconic) roadside motels of Old Florida.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
If the roadside is your only option, pull off as far as possible, preferably past the end of a guard rail, and wait until the storm passes.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
The tagline is emblazoned on a giant roadside sign fashioned out of pipes on the corner of Main Street and South Stiles Road.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for roadside
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“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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