Examples of eastbound in a Sentence
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The impact pushed the Silverado and Wrangler over the center median and into the eastbound lanes.
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
An investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety determined that eastbound traffic on I-20 was stopped due to a previous crash when Gonzalez-Companioni rear-ended the McKellars’ pickup truck, causing a chain-reaction collision.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
The crash caused four eastbound lanes to be closed for about four hours.
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
To get around the closure, Caltrans District 3 advises motorists to merge onto westbound Interstate 80, take the Kidwell Road exit, turn left onto Kidwell Road and then turn left onto the eastbound Interstate 80 on-ramp.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
An investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety determined that eastbound traffic on I-20 was stopped due to a previous crash when Gonzalez-Companioni rear-ended the McKellars’ pickup truck, causing a chain-reaction collision.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
The crash caused four eastbound lanes to be closed for about four hours.
—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
To get around the closure, Caltrans District 3 advises motorists to merge onto westbound Interstate 80, take the Kidwell Road exit, turn left onto Kidwell Road and then turn left onto the eastbound Interstate 80 on-ramp.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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“Eastbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastbound. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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eastbound
adjective
east·bound
ˈēs(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going east
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