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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Isabella Lozano had been traveling in the eastbound lanes of the freeway when the crash happened in front of her vehicle.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The most thrilling example is a high-speed freeway chase (brilliantly shot by Jeff Cronenweth), with Eve on a motorcycle pursued by Athena and Ares on light cycles trailing ribbons of red laser in their wake.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
All that new housing, those high-speed train lines, the new terminals in all major cities, the freeways, and the power lines were cleared by government decree using China’s version of eminent domain.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Eastbound Interstate 84 will be closed the next three nights at Exit 57 east of the Boise Airport, forcing drivers to exit and re-enter the freeway at the Gowen Road/Idaho 21 interchange.
—Idaho Statesman Staff, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The most thrilling example is a high-speed freeway chase (brilliantly shot by Jeff Cronenweth), with Eve on a motorcycle pursued by Athena and Ares on light cycles trailing ribbons of red laser in their wake.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
All that new housing, those high-speed train lines, the new terminals in all major cities, the freeways, and the power lines were cleared by government decree using China’s version of eminent domain.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Eastbound Interstate 84 will be closed the next three nights at Exit 57 east of the Boise Airport, forcing drivers to exit and re-enter the freeway at the Gowen Road/Idaho 21 interchange.
—Idaho Statesman Staff, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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