Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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Starting Monday, all southbound lanes of the highway in the Agoura Hills area will be closed from Cheseboro Road to Liberty Canyon Road for about five hours beginning at 11:59 p.m.
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Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
California Highway Patrol said 67-year-old Eileen Crawford was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic when the vehicle entered the southbound lanes of I-5 near the San Ysidro Port of Entry around 3 a.m. local time, according to NBC affiliate KNSD.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
The crash happened just after 3:20 a.m. on southbound Interstate 5 north of Palomar Street, the California Highway Patrol said.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
The Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed to Fox News Digital that the three people inside the Humvee were injured, and taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries.
FOX 19 in West Chester reported that the crash happened just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, in the southbound lanes of I-75.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 10 Apr. 2024
Officials discovered a slip-out on the southbound lane early Saturday evening and quickly closed the road to further vehicle travel to assess damage.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The most recent trouble came Saturday, when a chunk of cliffside and the southbound lane that sat atop it crumbled and fell into the sea.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
On Highway 16, cable barriers were installed in two separate segments in 2018: from southbound Highway P near Oconomowoc Lake to 5,000 feet east of Highway C in Nashotah; and from Wisconsin Avenue in the village of Pewaukee to I-94 along the border of the cities of Pewaukee and Waukesha.
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
For the protesters' safety and to expedite the reopening of the interstate lanes, the protesters were guided to the right, southbound shoulder of the interstate.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2024
Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
California Highway Patrol said 67-year-old Eileen Crawford was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic when the vehicle entered the southbound lanes of I-5 near the San Ysidro Port of Entry around 3 a.m. local time, according to NBC affiliate KNSD.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
The crash happened just after 3:20 a.m. on southbound Interstate 5 north of Palomar Street, the California Highway Patrol said.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
The Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed to Fox News Digital that the three people inside the Humvee were injured, and taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries.
FOX 19 in West Chester reported that the crash happened just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday, in the southbound lanes of I-75.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 10 Apr. 2024
Officials discovered a slip-out on the southbound lane early Saturday evening and quickly closed the road to further vehicle travel to assess damage.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The most recent trouble came Saturday, when a chunk of cliffside and the southbound lane that sat atop it crumbled and fell into the sea.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
On Highway 16, cable barriers were installed in two separate segments in 2018: from southbound Highway P near Oconomowoc Lake to 5,000 feet east of Highway C in Nashotah; and from Wisconsin Avenue in the village of Pewaukee to I-94 along the border of the cities of Pewaukee and Waukesha.
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
For the protesters' safety and to expedite the reopening of the interstate lanes, the protesters were guided to the right, southbound shoulder of the interstate.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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