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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One driver learned the hard way that even a freeway that's been plowed can still have icy, slick spots to cause out-of-control spins.
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J.d. Miles, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
International artists from Amsterdam, Nepal and Australia paint alongside locals, transforming concrete facades into an open-air gallery visible from the freeway.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
The top is about 30 feet above the freeway, and the north edge is roughly 50 feet from the hills where it will eventually be connected.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The truck driver was convicted of vehicular manslaughter, but the Cobles’ wrongful-death lawsuit against Caltrans, arguing that faulty freeway design led to the backup their car was in when the big rig came around the bend, was lost in a jury trial.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
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J.d. Miles, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
International artists from Amsterdam, Nepal and Australia paint alongside locals, transforming concrete facades into an open-air gallery visible from the freeway.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
The top is about 30 feet above the freeway, and the north edge is roughly 50 feet from the hills where it will eventually be connected.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The truck driver was convicted of vehicular manslaughter, but the Cobles’ wrongful-death lawsuit against Caltrans, arguing that faulty freeway design led to the backup their car was in when the big rig came around the bend, was lost in a jury trial.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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