How to Use eastbound in a Sentence

eastbound

adjective
  • The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes on the Ohio Turnpike.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The eastbound ramp to Town Madison on I-565 opened last year.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 25 Oct. 2022
  • So the west side was closed for much of the day, and like Laura said, the eastbound side was closed for 24 hours.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Laine and the Hyundai driver collided in the eastbound lanes.
    Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
  • This left the left lane and a two-way turn lane open on the eastbound side of Indian School Road.
    Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Both drivers died at the scene of the crash, which closed the eastbound lanes for several hours.
    Alexis Stevens, ajc, 2 July 2023
  • As the car crossed the eastbound lanes, the motorcycle struck the rear passenger side of the SUV.
    Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The closure is the second time this month that all eastbound lanes of the 91 will be shut down for repairs.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The defeat marks the halt of Germany’s eastbound advance.
    CNN, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The collisions occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. about a third of the way across the bridge in the eastbound lanes.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The road’s eastbound sides were shut down, and one lane was getting by on the westbound side in the morning rush hour.
    Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The crash’s impact caused the semi-truck to swerve and block the eastbound lane of Osceola Polk Line Road.
    Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Both vehicles came to a final rest in the eastbound lane.
    Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Lanes on the eastbound side of the bridge were closed temporarily, McComb said.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The crash caused closures on the eastbound lanes of the freeway Sunday afternoon.
    Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The eastbound ramp to Byron Road will be closed until July 23.
    Mika Travis, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2023
  • Tucked under the transportation tangle that is the eastbound onramp to the Steel Bridge was a hidden home.
    oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Rodriguez was walking in the middle of the eastbound lanes on the freeway when the vehicle struck her east of 8th Street in Banning.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Few details were released on the crash, which was reported at about 4:37 p.m. on the eastbound exit ramp to Vine Street.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The first vehicle went through the barrier into the eastbound lanes, and the driver was ejected.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 12 Feb. 2023
  • All traffic in the eastbound lanes on I-94 was being diverted at 84th Street.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The shooting apparently occurred in the eastbound lanes of Route 50.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The man turned southbound onto Smith, eastbound on Snow, southbound on West 130th and eastbound on Pearl.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
  • All eastbound lanes were closed until about 5 a.m., State Police said.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • All eastbound lanes of the 91 Freeway in Corona will be closed this weekend so crews can continue to repave lanes.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • As the news station noted, the riders were in the eastbound lanes of the freeway when the driver crashed through all three horses, which are legally allowed on the road.
    Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The driver of the car tried to slow down but wasn’t able to and struck the motorcycle, which caused the motorcycle to wobble and then roll into the eastbound lane.
    Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2023
  • His Chevrolet Sonic stopped in the eastbound lane where it was struck, and Martocci was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
    Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Construction started with the westbound lanes, which remained shut down until April 5, when the work shifted to the eastbound lanes.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • All southbound traffic on I-5 north of I-8 will be diverted to eastbound I-8.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023

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