Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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Crash reported on southbound I-435 There is a crash on I-435 between MO-78/23rd Street/Exit 61 and I-70/Exit 63.
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Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
The incident caused a lengthy closure of southbound lanes of I-15 as the shooting was investigated, with vehicles initially being diverted to SR-163 on Friday evening.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Seconds later, a black BMW M4 sailed through a concrete divider, veered into the southbound lanes and smashed into an oncoming car, according to a Los Angeles Times report citing the California Highway Patrol.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
As part of the ongoing $160 million investment to resurface northbound and southbound I-75 between M-15 and the Oakland/Genesee County line, contract crews will close southbound I-75 at Exit 91 to M-15, and the southbound M-15 entrance ramp to southbound I-75.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
The incident caused a lengthy closure of southbound lanes of I-15 as the shooting was investigated, with vehicles initially being diverted to SR-163 on Friday evening.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Seconds later, a black BMW M4 sailed through a concrete divider, veered into the southbound lanes and smashed into an oncoming car, according to a Los Angeles Times report citing the California Highway Patrol.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
As part of the ongoing $160 million investment to resurface northbound and southbound I-75 between M-15 and the Oakland/Genesee County line, contract crews will close southbound I-75 at Exit 91 to M-15, and the southbound M-15 entrance ramp to southbound I-75.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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