Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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The southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway were closed in the San Fernando Valley on Saturday night after a brush fire broke out, authorities said.
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Crash reported on southbound I-435 in Kansas City A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on I-435 between US-69/Exit 52 and 48th Street/Exit 54.
—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Police say the boy, who was carrying three other teens, swerved into the southbound lane and struck a Suzuki Swift.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
The driver lost control of the Toyota, which went across the center median and the highway’s southbound lanes.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Crash reported on southbound I-435 in Kansas City A traffic warning has been issued after a crash on I-435 between US-69/Exit 52 and 48th Street/Exit 54.
—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Police say the boy, who was carrying three other teens, swerved into the southbound lane and struck a Suzuki Swift.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
The driver lost control of the Toyota, which went across the center median and the highway’s southbound lanes.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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