1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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Examples of freeway in a Sentence
a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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Thousands more lined freeways and city streets, some cheering the former star running back as the bizarre motorcade passed by.
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Ben Finley, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
This weekend marks the full resumption of freeway closures for improvement projects in the Valley, after a temporary easing of restrictions last week during the Final Four event.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Motorists in the East County and Carlsbad areas can expect freeway closures at different points over the next few days.
Caltrans crews were expected to conduct a weekend closure of all lanes of southbound state Route 125 beginning at 9 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Monday for concrete slab replacement.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Studies show diverging diamonds improve safety Diverging diamonds generally improve safety for freeway interchanges which serve surface streets, according to various studies.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
This time, there was no slow-speed freeway chase with Simpson threatening suicide in the backseat of a white Ford Bronco.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
The terrible irony is that many of those landscapes are increasingly being torn apart by bigger, hotter wildfires and other weather disasters made worse by global warming, and overwhelmed by air pollution from gasoline vehicles on our freeways.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
In Indianapolis, crowds filled the famous motor speedway for a viewing event, and the freeways outside as well.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Elena lie bleeding on the frigid ground as cars rushed by on the freeway.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Ben Finley, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
This weekend marks the full resumption of freeway closures for improvement projects in the Valley, after a temporary easing of restrictions last week during the Final Four event.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
Motorists in the East County and Carlsbad areas can expect freeway closures at different points over the next few days.
Caltrans crews were expected to conduct a weekend closure of all lanes of southbound state Route 125 beginning at 9 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Monday for concrete slab replacement.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Studies show diverging diamonds improve safety Diverging diamonds generally improve safety for freeway interchanges which serve surface streets, according to various studies.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
This time, there was no slow-speed freeway chase with Simpson threatening suicide in the backseat of a white Ford Bronco.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
The terrible irony is that many of those landscapes are increasingly being torn apart by bigger, hotter wildfires and other weather disasters made worse by global warming, and overwhelmed by air pollution from gasoline vehicles on our freeways.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
In Indianapolis, crowds filled the famous motor speedway for a viewing event, and the freeways outside as well.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Elena lie bleeding on the frigid ground as cars rushed by on the freeway.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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