1
: a narrow passageway between fences or hedges
2
: a relatively narrow way or track: such as
a
: an ocean route used by or prescribed for ships
b
: a strip of roadway for a single line of vehicles
c
: air lane
d
: any of several parallel courses on a track or swimming pool in which a competitor must stay during a race
e
: an unmarked lengthwise division of a playing area which defines the playing zone of a particular player
f
: a narrow hardwood surface having pins at one end and a gutter along each side that is used in bowling
g
lane
2 of 2Scottish variant of lone
Examples of lane in a Sentence
Noun
The truck's driver kept changing lanes.
She moved to the outside lane.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Troopers were investigating a report of a person lying in the right lane of traffic near a service truck parked on the shoulder with its hazard lights flashing, the release says.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet despite all that heavy traffic, Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker has easily carved own his own unique lane.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Loops 101 and 202 will see stretches closed or lanes narrowed, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Ibarra, who is committed to Army, ran to the right on his 75-yard score and found a lane between pulling linemen Jackson Turek and Braiden McKenna.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Troopers were investigating a report of a person lying in the right lane of traffic near a service truck parked on the shoulder with its hazard lights flashing, the release says.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet despite all that heavy traffic, Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker has easily carved own his own unique lane.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Loops 101 and 202 will see stretches closed or lanes narrowed, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lane
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“Lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lane. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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