Examples of highway in a Sentence
I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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Neither person in the vehicle was injured, and the eastbound lane of the highway was closed for over an hour.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Bus riders bake on unsheltered streets and homeless people seek refuge under highway overpasses.
—Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
The doors are heavy which lends a feeling of security on the highway.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Police found some helpful clues in a heap of trash that was tossed into the last bit of forest off of the highway between Antwerp and Brussels.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Bus riders bake on unsheltered streets and homeless people seek refuge under highway overpasses.
—Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
The doors are heavy which lends a feeling of security on the highway.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Police found some helpful clues in a heap of trash that was tossed into the last bit of forest off of the highway between Antwerp and Brussels.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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