Examples of westbound in a Sentence
Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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All three westbound lanes were closed in the wake of the crash, snarling the afternoon commute.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Deputies began a pursuit of the suspect vehicle, which led onto westbound Highway 24 and ended when the vehicle became disabled on the highway in Orinda.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The driver of the Mustang was then ejected into the westbound lanes of Bluffton Parkway before an oncoming vehicle struck him.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Police say that the initial investigation indicates that Perry’s Jeep was traveling far too fast in the westbound lane and going over the double-yellow lines in order to pass first a tow truck and then the Elantra.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Deputies began a pursuit of the suspect vehicle, which led onto westbound Highway 24 and ended when the vehicle became disabled on the highway in Orinda.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The driver of the Mustang was then ejected into the westbound lanes of Bluffton Parkway before an oncoming vehicle struck him.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Police say that the initial investigation indicates that Perry’s Jeep was traveling far too fast in the westbound lane and going over the double-yellow lines in order to pass first a tow truck and then the Elantra.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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westbound
adjective
west·bound
ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going west
a westbound train
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