Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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The highway was reopened entirely after a 2-hour closure on the southbound side and a 3-hour closure of the northbound lanes.
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Devan Patel, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
According to a preliminary investigation, a family of four from Harris County was traveling northbound on Highway 99 when their vehicle was hit by a driver going southbound in the northbound lanes.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The crash aftermath and cleanup blocked all lanes of southbound I-275 at Six Mile Road in Wayne County, as the crash is just past that location, near Five Mile Road.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
There, officers discovered a man on the side of the highway, in the southbound lanes, with a gunshot wound to his leg, according to the probable cause statement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
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Devan Patel, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
According to a preliminary investigation, a family of four from Harris County was traveling northbound on Highway 99 when their vehicle was hit by a driver going southbound in the northbound lanes.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The crash aftermath and cleanup blocked all lanes of southbound I-275 at Six Mile Road in Wayne County, as the crash is just past that location, near Five Mile Road.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
There, officers discovered a man on the side of the highway, in the southbound lanes, with a gunshot wound to his leg, according to the probable cause statement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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