Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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The southbound lanes reopened just after 8 a.m. UPDATE – I-83/JFX – All through travel lanes in BOTH directions on I-83 are OPEN.
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Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 6 Dec. 2024
Demolition work nearly done The southbound lanes of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge have been closed since a Nov. 1 fire ignited in Sawyer Point Park underneath it.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2024
Crayton was speeding in a 2005 Dodge Ram truck north on FM 973 when witnesses saw him veer into the southbound traffic lane and onto the shoulder, the release said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 2024
It’s been two weeks since officials closed the southbound lanes of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge because of a massive fire under its deck, and the region’s other Ohio River bridges are experiencing heavier traffic as a result.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 16 Nov. 2024
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Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 6 Dec. 2024
Demolition work nearly done The southbound lanes of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge have been closed since a Nov. 1 fire ignited in Sawyer Point Park underneath it.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2024
Crayton was speeding in a 2005 Dodge Ram truck north on FM 973 when witnesses saw him veer into the southbound traffic lane and onto the shoulder, the release said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 2024
It’s been two weeks since officials closed the southbound lanes of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge because of a massive fire under its deck, and the region’s other Ohio River bridges are experiencing heavier traffic as a result.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound
ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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