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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Hill said resort partners and others along the Strip encouraged the pilot and were intrigued about a version of an underground highway stretching to other parts of the city.
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Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 30 July 2025
According to the outlet, debris from the collision hit a Ford Fusion after the loose parts crossed into the left side of the two-lane highway.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 July 2025
The project began to take shape roughly five years ago after the Texas Department of Transportation announced plans to lower I-35 through downtown between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Holly Street as part of a massive expansion of the highway.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Still, there would quite likely be deaths, along with damage to local highways, mines, and other infrastructure.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 July 2025
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Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 30 July 2025
According to the outlet, debris from the collision hit a Ford Fusion after the loose parts crossed into the left side of the two-lane highway.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 July 2025
The project began to take shape roughly five years ago after the Texas Department of Transportation announced plans to lower I-35 through downtown between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Holly Street as part of a massive expansion of the highway.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Still, there would quite likely be deaths, along with damage to local highways, mines, and other infrastructure.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 July 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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