Examples of westbound in a Sentence
Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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The westbound direction of the freeway will remain open, along with the Bay Bridge.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Mather Field Road, north of the westbound Highway 50 on-ramp, will see upgrades to its infrastructure.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Also, the westbound parts of the side streets between Northwest 37th Avenue and Northwest 34th Avenue were blocked by police.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Police said 42-year-old Ryan Patrick Wilde of Ashford was driving westbound on Route 44 and stopped at the intersection with Drown Road and 24-year-old Rhode Island resident Deritson Sousa was traveling eastbound on Route 44 approaching the same intersection.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Mather Field Road, north of the westbound Highway 50 on-ramp, will see upgrades to its infrastructure.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Also, the westbound parts of the side streets between Northwest 37th Avenue and Northwest 34th Avenue were blocked by police.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Police said 42-year-old Ryan Patrick Wilde of Ashford was driving westbound on Route 44 and stopped at the intersection with Drown Road and 24-year-old Rhode Island resident Deritson Sousa was traveling eastbound on Route 44 approaching the same intersection.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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westbound
adjective
west·bound
ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going west
a westbound train
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