Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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Crash reported on southbound I-435 There has been a crash on I-435 from Front Street/Exit 57 to US-24/Winner Road/Exit 59.
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Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
The position and damage to the vehicles indicated to investigators the northbound Ford turned left into the path of the southbound Jeep, Hanney said.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Shift northbound Idaho 16 traffic onto the highway’s southbound lanes.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
The position and damage to the vehicles indicated to investigators the northbound Ford turned left into the path of the southbound Jeep, Hanney said.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Shift northbound Idaho 16 traffic onto the highway’s southbound lanes.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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