How to Use road in a Sentence

road

noun
  • We parked by the side of the road.
  • He drove off the road.
  • Miles of road lay ahead.
  • We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk.
  • There are lots of cars on the road this morning.
  • The cabin is accessible by road.
  • These country roads are beautiful.
  • The city expects the road to be closed through 5 p.m. Feb. 24.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Fans had filled the stands at the Polo Grounds and on the road.
    — Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • With the rope dropped, the man behind the wheel let up on the clutch and sped down the road.
    — Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Curtis crossed the four-lane road and got back to the car.
    — Murat Oztaskin, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023
  • And don't just leave them on the side of the road; be a good person.
    — John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
  • Electric cars hit the roads and smart phones hit the stores.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Keep in mind the North Rim and its scenic roads are closed in the winter.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
  • At about 3 miles, the trail opens up and overlaps with a road.
    — Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024
  • No word, though, on if an Ohio-style pie lies down the road.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Peels can create a huge mess in the drainpipes down the road.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The road is paved, so the only challenge is the twists and turns (and steep drop-offs) along the way.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Their exit was also the end of the road for the Ramblers.
    — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2022
  • On the drive home, the friend falls asleep — and Aaron shoots him in cold blood, leaving his body on the side of the road.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The road to the World Series might contain no days off, or five.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The flags were a thread in road losses to Tennessee and LSU.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The explosion was caused by a tank mine buried in the road, the report said.
    — Anton Troianovski, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • At the hall, Roland stopped, propped his bike by the ancient gatehouse, crossed the road, and walked up and down.
    — Ian McEwan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The trail is the site of an annual four-mile road race known as the Trolley Run.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In many ways, the road to a third straight state championship could be tougher.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Summerville’s main road, and a block from Town Branch, the creek that courses through the small city.
    — Joyce Sohyun Lee, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Sean McVay hopes to snap a road losing streak against the 49ers.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2022
  • However, there’s been a bump in the road for Dropout in the Emmy space.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 May 2024
  • The road is said to have cost $1 million per mile to construct and travels through the heart of the San Juan Mountains.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025

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