Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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State police said the 66-year-old then exited the bike lane and entered the southbound lanes of Coastal Highway, and was struck by the GMC.
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Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 21 June 2026
No southbound traffic is permitted, though residents who live north of Union Pacific Ave.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Drivers were warned of delays in the southbound direction following the wreck, which was reported to the California Highway Patrol at about noon, according to CHP dispatch traffic.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
The Quarry 2 fire also shut down some of the area’s southbound Turnpike lanes Friday afternoon and triggered evacuations from trailer parks and fishing camps near Krome Avenue.
—Allison Beck
june 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
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Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 21 June 2026
No southbound traffic is permitted, though residents who live north of Union Pacific Ave.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Drivers were warned of delays in the southbound direction following the wreck, which was reported to the California Highway Patrol at about noon, according to CHP dispatch traffic.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
The Quarry 2 fire also shut down some of the area’s southbound Turnpike lanes Friday afternoon and triggered evacuations from trailer parks and fishing camps near Krome Avenue.
—Allison Beck
june 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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