Examples of tollbooth in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
That begins to look less like efficient capitalism and more like a private tollbooth set up on a burning bridge.
—
Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
Perhaps Iran will have a tollbooth at the Strait of Hormuz.
—Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026
On today's show, a source inside Iran tells us how ships had been getting through the strait, and how the tollbooth Iran set up works.
—James Sneed, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026
Given the downsides of the tollbooth proposal, the Gulf states would only agree to it if all other options looked much worse, Bruegel said.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tollbooth
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
Perhaps Iran will have a tollbooth at the Strait of Hormuz.
—Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026
On today's show, a source inside Iran tells us how ships had been getting through the strait, and how the tollbooth Iran set up works.
—James Sneed, NPR, 14 Apr. 2026
Given the downsides of the tollbooth proposal, the Gulf states would only agree to it if all other options looked much worse, Bruegel said.
—David McHugh, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tollbooth
Cite this Entry
“Tollbooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tollbooth. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
tollbooth
noun
toll·booth
ˈtōl-ˌbüth 
: a booth where tolls are paid
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
