expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 
: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled
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Examples of expressway in a Sentence
a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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About 18% of all traffic fatalities occur on interstate highways or other freeways and expressways, according to data compiled by federal safety regulators.
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David Ingram, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
Many American cars have their steering on the left side, the opposite of the standard right-side steering in Japan, where expressway tolls are on the right side, for instance.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
In response, a gunman sprayed Stanfa's car with automatic weapons during an ambush on the expressway, and although he wasn't hurt, his son Joseph was wounded in the head, per UPI.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
On the morning of Islam’s funeral, the streets of Parkchester, a neighborhood of brick row houses and big-box stores, were blocked off on both sides of the expressway.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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David Ingram, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
Many American cars have their steering on the left side, the opposite of the standard right-side steering in Japan, where expressway tolls are on the right side, for instance.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
In response, a gunman sprayed Stanfa's car with automatic weapons during an ambush on the expressway, and although he wasn't hurt, his son Joseph was wounded in the head, per UPI.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
On the morning of Islam’s funeral, the streets of Parkchester, a neighborhood of brick row houses and big-box stores, were blocked off on both sides of the expressway.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expressway
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā
: a divided superhighway that may be entered and left only at special places
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