How to Use eastbound in a Sentence

eastbound

adjective
  • The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes on the Ohio Turnpike.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The force of the crash threw the pedestrian into the eastbound lanes of I-70.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The eastbound ramp to Town Madison on I-565 opened last year.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The lateral's eastbound lanes were closed for 77 days for the first phase of the project.
    — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
  • So the west side was closed for much of the day, and like Laura said, the eastbound side was closed for 24 hours.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The collision took place in the eastbound lane of Route 20.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The eastbound lanes of the freeway have been closed most of the early morning.
    — oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The eastbound lanes of Pines Boulevard were shut down for about six hours.
    — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Feb. 2021
  • The closures will start at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the eastbound lanes on I-88.
    — Beacon-News Staff, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2021
  • Laine and the Hyundai driver collided in the eastbound lanes.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Suarez drove off but turned the car around to head west in the eastbound lanes, hitting her boyfriend head-on.
    — al, 7 Mar. 2022
  • This left the left lane and a two-way turn lane open on the eastbound side of Indian School Road.
    — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Both drivers died at the scene of the crash, which closed the eastbound lanes for several hours.
    — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 2 July 2023
  • Some lanes on the eastbound side of I-20 were blocked as well, the Traffic Center said.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 21 Dec. 2021
  • As the car crossed the eastbound lanes, the motorcycle struck the rear passenger side of the SUV.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The highest toll in the eastbound lanes was $6.50 at the peak of the commute, officials said.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The closure is the second time this month that all eastbound lanes of the 91 will be shut down for repairs.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • At the end of next week, traffic on the eastbound lanes will shift to the left before Exit 71.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2024
  • The hole was in the middle of three eastbound lanes, near the Wendy’s restaurant at Reeve Boulevard.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2021
  • The water main break occurred in the two eastbound lanes on the south side of Highland Road.
    — cleveland, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The defeat marks the halt of Germany’s eastbound advance.
    — CNN, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The crash occurred on the eastbound side of the highway near North River Road about 10:15 a.m.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The collisions occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. about a third of the way across the bridge in the eastbound lanes.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The crash happened in the eastbound lane at 1 a.m., State Police said in a statement.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2021
  • The road’s eastbound sides were shut down, and one lane was getting by on the westbound side in the morning rush hour.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The eastbound lane of West 116th Street will remain open during this phase of work.
    — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Ray sped ahead of the car, going west in the westbound lane, and stopped eastbound traffic.
    — Arkansas Online, 3 May 2021
  • The crash’s impact caused the semi-truck to swerve and block the eastbound lane of Osceola Polk Line Road.
    — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2022
  • An eastbound tractor-trailer then clipped the blade, Allman said.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 July 2025
  • Work on the eastbound lanes is anticipated to begin later in 2025.
    — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025

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