1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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Examples of freeway in a Sentence
a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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The driver was dumping dirt into a nearby construction zone and left the trailer up while merging onto the freeway.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Ninety-three miles of new highway lanes are planned for our freeways, with the goal of alleviating congestion.
—Chris Roberts, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
And down the freeway in Inglewood?
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Is the 405 freeway closed today?
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Ninety-three miles of new highway lanes are planned for our freeways, with the goal of alleviating congestion.
—Chris Roberts, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
And down the freeway in Inglewood?
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Is the 405 freeway closed today?
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for freeway
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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