How to Use road in a Sentence
road
noun- We parked by the side of the road.
- He drove off the road.
- Miles of road lay ahead.
- We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk.
- There are lots of cars on the road this morning.
- The cabin is accessible by road.
- These country roads are beautiful.
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Fans had filled the stands at the Polo Grounds and on the road.
— Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023 -
With the rope dropped, the man behind the wheel let up on the clutch and sped down the road.
— Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024 -
And don't just leave them on the side of the road; be a good person.
— John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024 -
Keep in mind the North Rim and its scenic roads are closed in the winter.
— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024 -
At about 3 miles, the trail opens up and overlaps with a road.
— Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024 -
On the drive home, the friend falls asleep — and Aaron shoots him in cold blood, leaving his body on the side of the road.
— Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2024 -
The road to the World Series might contain no days off, or five.
— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023 -
The flags were a thread in road losses to Tennessee and LSU.
— Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023 -
The explosion was caused by a tank mine buried in the road, the report said.
— Anton Troianovski, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023 -
The trail is the site of an annual four-mile road race known as the Trolley Run.
— Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024 -
However, there’s been a bump in the road for Dropout in the Emmy space.
— Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 May 2024 -
While the roads—and yes, perhaps the pilot, too—may be lacking, the car is not.
— Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 30 May 2023 -
Compete for a playoff spot this year, or down the road?
— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024 -
The video shows his young son running up a mountain road.
— Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023 -
Rodriguez toured extensively in the wake of the film but had been off the road since 2018.
— Spin Staff, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023 -
Still, the thought of hitting the road and being with his fans again fueled him.
— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023 -
Some Louisville band members had already been on the road for close to five weeks.
— Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023 -
He’s had legal bumps in the road since then, but none have derailed him.
— Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024 -
Those involved in the fight fled across a road toward a parking lot, the chief added.
— Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024 -
But that could vary depending on your plan or change down the road.
— Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 22 Apr. 2023 -
No, the road to the box office Green Place was never meant to be led by Furiosa.
— Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 May 2024 -
The road, improbably enough, was laid for Volkswagen, in the late nineties.
— Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 -
Rocky Mountain National Park is also not the only national park to close roads for winter.
— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
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