Examples of westbound in a Sentence
Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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One person died in a multi-vehicle crash that shut down all westbound lanes of Interstate 30 in Fort Worth on Sunday, police said.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026
According to the sheriff’s office, preliminary information from investigators shows that the snow plow was traveling westbound on I-70 when the driver lost control and traveled through the median, breaking through the cable rail and into the eastbound lanes.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
The footage also shows two males on motorized bikes traveling westbound on Southwest Third Street from 17th Court toward Habibi Mini Market, the report states.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Detour signs will be posted for eastbound and westbound traffic.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2026
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026
According to the sheriff’s office, preliminary information from investigators shows that the snow plow was traveling westbound on I-70 when the driver lost control and traveled through the median, breaking through the cable rail and into the eastbound lanes.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
The footage also shows two males on motorized bikes traveling westbound on Southwest Third Street from 17th Court toward Habibi Mini Market, the report states.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Detour signs will be posted for eastbound and westbound traffic.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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westbound
adjective
west·bound
ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going west
a westbound train
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