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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The project aims to open the new highway crossing by 2032.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
The highway in the area has been washed away, the outlet also reported.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 5 July 2025
This law includes all multi-lane highways and the new provision will take effect on Oct. 1, 2026, to allow signage to be produced and installed as well as a public awareness campaign from the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
For nearly a half-mile along the E84 highway — also known as the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road — motorists in the right-hand lane coming into the city of Fujairah can play Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony where the rubber meets the road.
—Gabe Levin, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
The highway in the area has been washed away, the outlet also reported.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 5 July 2025
This law includes all multi-lane highways and the new provision will take effect on Oct. 1, 2026, to allow signage to be produced and installed as well as a public awareness campaign from the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
For nearly a half-mile along the E84 highway — also known as the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road — motorists in the right-hand lane coming into the city of Fujairah can play Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony where the rubber meets the road.
—Gabe Levin, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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