Examples of westbound in a Sentence
Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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The unidentified victim, believed to be in his 30s, was standing in the westbound lanes of Linden Blvd.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Eastbound lanes of Highway 18 were closed between the Tao Road and Piute Road for nearly three hours, while the eastbound and westbound lanes of Outer State Highway 18 South were closed between Atnah Road and Mandan Road for two hours as the investigation got underway on Saturday night.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The suspect then drove westbound on Sixth Street, parked his vehicle and got out on foot with a rifle, Davis said.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
The street’s westbound lanes reopened later in the night.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Eastbound lanes of Highway 18 were closed between the Tao Road and Piute Road for nearly three hours, while the eastbound and westbound lanes of Outer State Highway 18 South were closed between Atnah Road and Mandan Road for two hours as the investigation got underway on Saturday night.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The suspect then drove westbound on Sixth Street, parked his vehicle and got out on foot with a rifle, Davis said.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
The street’s westbound lanes reopened later in the night.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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westbound
adjective
west·bound
ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going west
a westbound train
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