1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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 lights are programmed to change from yellow to red or green when the freeway traffic is going slower than 60 mph.
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Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in response, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Bates' car swerved off the freeway and came to a rest in a culvert, police said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The station aired video showing several California Highway Patrol and Escondido police cars surrounding the cars on the freeway.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in response, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Bates' car swerved off the freeway and came to a rest in a culvert, police said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
The station aired video showing several California Highway Patrol and Escondido police cars surrounding the cars on the freeway.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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