Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
The first part of the 1.06 trillion naira ($841 million-plus) highway will be built in Victoria Island.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The occupants of both sports cars got out of their vehicles in the middle of the highway and fled the scene, according to police.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
But the highway funding bill enacted in 2015 extended that power just through Sept. 29, 2025.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The agency posted to X at 6:31 p.m. announcing a full highway closure and followed up by announcing a person has died.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
The highways in northern Yiland and eastern Hualien were shut off as a precautionary measure, according to the Taiwanese Highway Bureau.
—Joyce Huang, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Many buildings and a major highway have been damaged, amid mounting reports of injury and death.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
When Pike became a two-lane paved highway in 1916, Lewisburg became known as the southern gateway to Covington and Cincinnati.
—The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
Hundreds of thousands of terrified residents lost power as landslides rolled across highways.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Nimi Princewill, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The occupants of both sports cars got out of their vehicles in the middle of the highway and fled the scene, according to police.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
But the highway funding bill enacted in 2015 extended that power just through Sept. 29, 2025.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The agency posted to X at 6:31 p.m. announcing a full highway closure and followed up by announcing a person has died.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
The highways in northern Yiland and eastern Hualien were shut off as a precautionary measure, according to the Taiwanese Highway Bureau.
—Joyce Huang, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Many buildings and a major highway have been damaged, amid mounting reports of injury and death.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
When Pike became a two-lane paved highway in 1916, Lewisburg became known as the southern gateway to Covington and Cincinnati.
—The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
Hundreds of thousands of terrified residents lost power as landslides rolled across highways.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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