speed limit
noun
: the maximum or minimum speed permitted by law in a given area under specified circumstances
Examples of speed limit in a Sentence
The speed limit here is 55 mph.
She got a ticket for breaking the speed limit.
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Youmans encourages drivers to keep an eye out for changes on Eagle Road, where new variable speed limits are expected to go live in the next month or so; and Linder Road, where work on a $24 million overpass over I-84 is expected to start this summer.
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Rose Evans
january 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
Álvaro Fernández, the president of Renfe, told Spanish public radio RNE that both trains were well under the speed limit of 155 mph; one was going 127 mph, the other 130 mph.
—Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The 46-year-old Queens native was pulled over while driving more than 40 mph over the speed limit and improperly changing lanes, TMZ reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Odom allegedly drove more than 41 mph over the speed limit and failed to properly maintain travel lanes.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Rose Evans
january 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
Álvaro Fernández, the president of Renfe, told Spanish public radio RNE that both trains were well under the speed limit of 155 mph; one was going 127 mph, the other 130 mph.
—Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The 46-year-old Queens native was pulled over while driving more than 40 mph over the speed limit and improperly changing lanes, TMZ reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
Odom allegedly drove more than 41 mph over the speed limit and failed to properly maintain travel lanes.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for speed limit
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“Speed limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speed%20limit. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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