Examples of westbound in a Sentence
Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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One person was killed in a crash on westbound Interstate 70 in north Denver early Tuesday morning, police said.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Several hours later, some westbound traffic began moving through the area.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
An initial investigation indicated that the BMW was traveling northbound on Cushing Parkway and the tractor-trailer was traveling westbound on Auto Mall Parkway when the two vehicles entered the intersection and collided, according to police.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Drivers can also use westbound Chandler Boulevard to bypass the closure.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Several hours later, some westbound traffic began moving through the area.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
An initial investigation indicated that the BMW was traveling northbound on Cushing Parkway and the tractor-trailer was traveling westbound on Auto Mall Parkway when the two vehicles entered the intersection and collided, according to police.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Drivers can also use westbound Chandler Boulevard to bypass the closure.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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westbound
adjective
west·bound
ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going west
a westbound train
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