Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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Broken down vehicle on southbound I-35 in Liberty There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 from US-69/MO-33/Exit 20 to MO-291/Exit 17.
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Kansas City Star Bot
updated July 20, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2025
After hitting the semitrailer, the passenger vehicle left the roadway, rolling several times and striking a traffic light pole before coming to a rest in the southbound lanes of Old Missouri Road, the release states.
—Arkansas Online, 21 July 2025
Officers responded to the southbound lanes of Texas 360 shortly after 5 a.m. after the driver of a Ford Ranger reported possibly hitting a person.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2025
That wreck caused the southbound lanes of the Highway 87 to be closed for approximately an hour.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
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Kansas City Star Bot
updated July 20, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2025
After hitting the semitrailer, the passenger vehicle left the roadway, rolling several times and striking a traffic light pole before coming to a rest in the southbound lanes of Old Missouri Road, the release states.
—Arkansas Online, 21 July 2025
Officers responded to the southbound lanes of Texas 360 shortly after 5 a.m. after the driver of a Ford Ranger reported possibly hitting a person.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2025
That wreck caused the southbound lanes of the Highway 87 to be closed for approximately an hour.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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