Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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The car overcorrected into the southbound lane and collided with Morris' motorcycle, the report says.
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026
The Nissan collided with a Ford F-150 pickup truck that was driving south in the southbound lanes of the highway, the crash log said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Police said the pursuit began when troopers attempted to stop a black BMW Cope was driving erratically in the southbound lanes of Interstate 79 near mile marker 43 in North Strabane Township, Washington County.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 16 May 2026
The closure was rescheduled for this weekend, and a large section of I-285 on Atlanta's west side will close all northbound and southbound lanes the entire weekend, starting Friday evening.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026
The Nissan collided with a Ford F-150 pickup truck that was driving south in the southbound lanes of the highway, the crash log said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Police said the pursuit began when troopers attempted to stop a black BMW Cope was driving erratically in the southbound lanes of Interstate 79 near mile marker 43 in North Strabane Township, Washington County.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 16 May 2026
The closure was rescheduled for this weekend, and a large section of I-285 on Atlanta's west side will close all northbound and southbound lanes the entire weekend, starting Friday evening.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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