How to Use on-ramp in a Sentence

on-ramp

noun
  • The two right lanes and the on-ramp to the 101 were closed.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The Prius struck the victim, a 20-year-old Texas man, on the on-ramp, Gerber said.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • What are the rules when those lights are active at on-ramps?
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Doug Floyd lay in wait on a wedge of dirt and dry grass between Texas 130 and an on-ramp.
    — Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Northwest Couch and Glisan streets northbound on-ramps will be closed.
    — oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Westbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Higley Road will be closed.
    — Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The northbound Loop 202 on-ramp at Baseline Road is closed.
    — The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Think of the end of January as an on-ramp for the year — a way to get up to speed at a pace that feels good for you.
    — Casey Barber, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
  • These on-ramps will be closed from Friday, May 31 to Monday, June 3.
    — Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2024
  • The eastbound Loop 202 on-ramps at Dobson and Alma roads will be closed.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The collision occurred near the on-ramp to I-95 at Exit 92.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
  • The vehicle was towed from the freeway on-ramp that the suspect had abandoned it on.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 23 May 2024
  • The Magazine Street on-ramp has closed, but the Tchoupitoulas Street on-ramp has reopened.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 16 July 2024
  • Also closing is the eastbound U.S. 60 on-ramp at Priest Drive.
    — Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Motorists will be detoured around the work at the Tavern Road off-ramp and then sent back to the freeway via the Tavern on-ramp.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Flooding also closed all lanes of the eastbound El Camino Real on-ramp to state Route 78.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Saturday when one of them found the gun near the on-ramp from Kessler Boulevard to the southbound lanes of Interstate 65.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2023
  • My car then came to a complete stop within a few seconds in the middle of the on-ramp leaving me stranded.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The intention would be to limit the quick east-west and on-ramp getaway arteries.
    — Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The Park Boulevard on-ramp to northbound SR-163 also was closed because of flooding.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Rios, 20, was struck just before 9 p.m. on North Second Street near an on-ramp to Interstate 8.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
  • The driver then got back on the highway using the on-ramp at the same exit where another trooper had placed stop sticks.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
  • People squeezed through holes in fences that were blocking the freeway on-ramp near Commercial Street.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
  • Drivers can use eastbound I-10 on-ramps at Broadway or Baseline roads to avoid the closure.
    — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
  • Create content about your IP. Offer on-ramps for people to pay.
    — Kary Oberbrunner, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The Hayden Island on-ramp to northbound I-5 will also be closed during those hours.
    — oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Middletown The Route 17 on-ramp to Route 9 in Middletown project is in the works to reduce crashes on the northbound exchange.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The on-ramp was closed for six hours during an on-scene investigation.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Prior to the chase, she’d been pulled over and boxed in by police on the Turnpike on-ramp.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Create a gentle on-ramp for sleep by doing some quiet activities that get you in the mood for bed.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Mar. 2026

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