Examples of highway in a Sentence
I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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The same goes for the highway—in fact, potential customers would be hard-pressed to find better in this department for the price offered.
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Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Along a dirt road off the narrow highway that hugs the northern shore the taro leaves extend like waving hands from the quilt of rectangular pools so shallow that the birds in them stand with their leg joints exposed.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
The highway patrol said in the amber alert that the two girls may have been in the company of a white man whose name is Alec or Alex.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
There have been close to 50 deaths in the past decade on the A9, Scotland’s longest road, which has gained notoriety for its regular changes from single to multiple-lane highway.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
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Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Along a dirt road off the narrow highway that hugs the northern shore the taro leaves extend like waving hands from the quilt of rectangular pools so shallow that the birds in them stand with their leg joints exposed.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
The highway patrol said in the amber alert that the two girls may have been in the company of a white man whose name is Alec or Alex.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
There have been close to 50 deaths in the past decade on the A9, Scotland’s longest road, which has gained notoriety for its regular changes from single to multiple-lane highway.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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