Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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The driver of a northbound vehicle veered into the southbound lanes, hitting one car head-on and causing a chain-reaction crash, authorities said.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
A couple of lane closures were noted on traffic cameras due to high water on the southbound Interstate 35E on Corporate Drive.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
The project includes the addition of a third lane on both the northbound and southbound legs of Randall to increase capacity and improve intersection safety, a social media post from the Kane County Division of Transportation said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Some alternate routes are the westbound 91 Freeway, the southbound 55 Freeway and Garden Grove Boulevard.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
A couple of lane closures were noted on traffic cameras due to high water on the southbound Interstate 35E on Corporate Drive.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
The project includes the addition of a third lane on both the northbound and southbound legs of Randall to increase capacity and improve intersection safety, a social media post from the Kane County Division of Transportation said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Some alternate routes are the westbound 91 Freeway, the southbound 55 Freeway and Garden Grove Boulevard.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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