Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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The Subaru spun out and drifted into the southbound lane, directly into the path of a black GMC Sierra driven by a 28-year-old Reno, Nevada, man.
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Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Like MoPac's express lanes and the recently opened northbound lanes, the new southbound lanes will operate with variable tolling, meaning rates adjust based on traffic levels.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The driver hit the pedestrian in the left lane of the southbound side, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
The southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike were closed for hours during the investigation but have since reopened.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Like MoPac's express lanes and the recently opened northbound lanes, the new southbound lanes will operate with variable tolling, meaning rates adjust based on traffic levels.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The driver hit the pedestrian in the left lane of the southbound side, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
The southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike were closed for hours during the investigation but have since reopened.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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