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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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
The project will include a massive new 10-lane bridge over the highway at Interstate 77 exit 36.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Guatemala City — In the bracing morning air, workers leave their homes in the outer suburbs and hurry toward the industrial buildings lining the Guatemalan capital’s highways.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Officials believe Milne turned off the highway at some point and became lost in the bushland, Rothwell said.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
The project will include a massive new 10-lane bridge over the highway at Interstate 77 exit 36.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Guatemala City — In the bracing morning air, workers leave their homes in the outer suburbs and hurry toward the industrial buildings lining the Guatemalan capital’s highways.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Officials believe Milne turned off the highway at some point and became lost in the bushland, Rothwell said.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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