Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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Broken down vehicle on southbound I-435 in Kansas City
There is a broken down vehicle on I-435 between 63rd Street/East 66th St/Exit 66 and Gregory Boulevard/Exit 67.
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updated July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025
The tragic sequence of events began shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, when Garcia was involved in a solo car accident on the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway, just north of Moraga Drive in the Brentwood and Bel Air area, according to the California Highway Patrol.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The incident began unfolding after the woman appears to have intentionally crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler in the southbound lanes of the interstate, Collier said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Most of the incidents involved right-angle crashes attributed to northbound and southbound traffic from Iowa Street failing to yield the right-of-way to U.S. 231 traffic, INDOT officials said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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Kansas City Star Bot
updated July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025
The tragic sequence of events began shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, when Garcia was involved in a solo car accident on the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway, just north of Moraga Drive in the Brentwood and Bel Air area, according to the California Highway Patrol.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The incident began unfolding after the woman appears to have intentionally crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler in the southbound lanes of the interstate, Collier said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Most of the incidents involved right-angle crashes attributed to northbound and southbound traffic from Iowa Street failing to yield the right-of-way to U.S. 231 traffic, INDOT officials said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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