Examples of traffic island in a Sentence
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Ali, 32, his wife, and two children, a 1-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter, were seated on the curb of a traffic island close to the Weidler Street exit ramp from Interstate 5.
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oregonlive, 11 June 2023
Charles Sumner, the Massachusetts senator who led the legislative fight against slavery before and during the Civil War, has both a spot in the Public Garden and on a traffic island across from Harvard Yard’s Johnston Gate.
—The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2021
On a recent Saturday morning, the group planted more than 400 American flags at the Fort Square traffic island.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2021
In Quincy, nearly 50 junior ROTC members decorated a traffic island with American flags.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2021
The 100-second silent video from a security camera shows the girl alone on the traffic island across from some woods at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
—Terry Spencer, Star Tribune, 19 May 2021
According to the arrest report and a surveillance camera video released by detectives, the girl is seen sitting on the traffic island with her backpack on the ground near her when a white SUV passes by.
—al, 21 May 2021
The security camera video shows Alyssa alone on the traffic island at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
—orlandosentinel.com, 20 May 2021
The city later took down a third Columbus statue from a traffic island in South Chicago.
—John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, 9 Apr. 2021
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oregonlive, 11 June 2023
Charles Sumner, the Massachusetts senator who led the legislative fight against slavery before and during the Civil War, has both a spot in the Public Garden and on a traffic island across from Harvard Yard’s Johnston Gate.
—The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2021
On a recent Saturday morning, the group planted more than 400 American flags at the Fort Square traffic island.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2021
In Quincy, nearly 50 junior ROTC members decorated a traffic island with American flags.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2021
The 100-second silent video from a security camera shows the girl alone on the traffic island across from some woods at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
—Terry Spencer, Star Tribune, 19 May 2021
According to the arrest report and a surveillance camera video released by detectives, the girl is seen sitting on the traffic island with her backpack on the ground near her when a white SUV passes by.
—al, 21 May 2021
The security camera video shows Alyssa alone on the traffic island at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
—orlandosentinel.com, 20 May 2021
The city later took down a third Columbus statue from a traffic island in South Chicago.
—John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, 9 Apr. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1911, in the meaning defined above
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“Traffic island.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20island. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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