1
a
: allowing or affecting passage in any of four directions
b
: applicable to traffic from each of four directions
a four-way stop
2
: including four participants
Examples of four-way in a Sentence
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The win for Mansfield (16-7-1 overall, 7-3 district) creates a four-way tie for first place in 11-6A with Waxahachie (19-6, 7-3), Mansfield Legacy (15-10-1, 7-3) and Mansfield Lake Ridge (14-8-1, 7-3).
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
The chief upgrade is a set of four-way shock absorbers at each wheel.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
It’s made of a ridiculously soft fabric featuring four-way stretch.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Lincoln had won an awkward 39.8 percent plurality of the popular vote in a four-way race, but fully three-fifths of the Electoral College.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
The buttery-soft Sprint Free Long Sleeve moves with you thanks to its odor-resistant four-way stretch fabric.
—Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
In a four-way race, Long had 50.3% of the vote on Friday and was narrowly avoiding a runoff.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Muhly’s music turned the stage into a bustling four-way intersection, and the Hub players rose to its challenging expressionistic palette — a virtuosic tangle here, a nostalgic sweet nothing there.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Plus, the four-way stretch fabric is comfortable and flexible to move in.
—Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
The chief upgrade is a set of four-way shock absorbers at each wheel.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
It’s made of a ridiculously soft fabric featuring four-way stretch.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Lincoln had won an awkward 39.8 percent plurality of the popular vote in a four-way race, but fully three-fifths of the Electoral College.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
The buttery-soft Sprint Free Long Sleeve moves with you thanks to its odor-resistant four-way stretch fabric.
—Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
In a four-way race, Long had 50.3% of the vote on Friday and was narrowly avoiding a runoff.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Muhly’s music turned the stage into a bustling four-way intersection, and the Hub players rose to its challenging expressionistic palette — a virtuosic tangle here, a nostalgic sweet nothing there.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Plus, the four-way stretch fabric is comfortable and flexible to move in.
—Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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