Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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The accident occurred about 5:30 a.m. on southbound U.S. 75/Interstate 345, near the Live Oak exit, according to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
One northbound lane was still closed near 88th Avenue as of 4 p.m. and drivers should expect delays and seek alternate routes, officials said in a post on X. All southbound lanes have reopened.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 31 May 2024
The southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in Liberty have reopened after a tractor-trailer overturned in a crash and potatoes spilled out of another truck as traffic backed up, according to a spokesman with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
The driver of a Honda sedan entered the southbound lanes of Highway 101 from Blossom Hill Road and traveled northbound in the wrong direction, according to the CHP.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
One northbound lane was still closed near 88th Avenue as of 4 p.m. and drivers should expect delays and seek alternate routes, officials said in a post on X. All southbound lanes have reopened.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 31 May 2024
The southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in Liberty have reopened after a tractor-trailer overturned in a crash and potatoes spilled out of another truck as traffic backed up, according to a spokesman with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
The driver of a Honda sedan entered the southbound lanes of Highway 101 from Blossom Hill Road and traveled northbound in the wrong direction, according to the CHP.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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