: the strip of land along a road : the side of a road
roadside
adjective
Examples of roadside in a Sentence
a hamburger stand on the roadside
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Candles, coconut water, incense and flowers shared space with small plates of Mandarin oranges, crispy rolls and bowls of rice at the roadside.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
When stopping by the roadside is your only option, position your vehicle as far off the road as possible, ideally beyond guardrails.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 8 June 2025
On highways and byways in and around town, Parton’s name and likeness are splashed on more roadside billboards than a self-promoting personal injury lawyer.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
The gig was hazardous and the run could be brief: At least one of the fake Stalins was killed by a roadside bomb as his cortege was passing Red Square.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
When stopping by the roadside is your only option, position your vehicle as far off the road as possible, ideally beyond guardrails.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 8 June 2025
On highways and byways in and around town, Parton’s name and likeness are splashed on more roadside billboards than a self-promoting personal injury lawyer.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
The gig was hazardous and the run could be brief: At least one of the fake Stalins was killed by a roadside bomb as his cortege was passing Red Square.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for roadside
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“Roadside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadside. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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