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, 7 Sep. 2025
The film follows a young drifter and a taciturn trucker who link up and forge a precarious bond on Mexico’s dangerous highways.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
The district’s disparate parts would be connected largely by two-lane highways cutting through steep slopes of places such as the Modoc National Forest, where nervous drivers must beware of a lack of guardrails.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Images of people marching en masse along highways, carrying their possessions on their backs, are among the most enduring of modern Europe.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The film follows a young drifter and a taciturn trucker who link up and forge a precarious bond on Mexico’s dangerous highways.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
The district’s disparate parts would be connected largely by two-lane highways cutting through steep slopes of places such as the Modoc National Forest, where nervous drivers must beware of a lack of guardrails.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Images of people marching en masse along highways, carrying their possessions on their backs, are among the most enduring of modern Europe.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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