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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Officers detained 85 participants, ultimately citing the group for riding a bicycle onto a freeway, before releasing them.
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Based on the Don Winslow novella, Crime 101 follows an elusive jewel thief (Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert for several lanes on the freeway as crews work to clear the roadway.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Officials have identified the pedestrian who was killed in February after he was hit by an 18-wheeler while attempting to cross a freeway in Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Based on the Don Winslow novella, Crime 101 follows an elusive jewel thief (Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert for several lanes on the freeway as crews work to clear the roadway.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Officials have identified the pedestrian who was killed in February after he was hit by an 18-wheeler while attempting to cross a freeway in Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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