How to Use eastbound in a Sentence
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The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes on the Ohio Turnpike.
— Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2022 -
The force of the crash threw the pedestrian into the eastbound lanes of I-70.
— Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024 -
The eastbound ramp to Town Madison on I-565 opened last year.
— Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 25 Oct. 2022 -
The lateral's eastbound lanes were closed for 77 days for the first phase of the project.
— Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024 -
So the west side was closed for much of the day, and like Laura said, the eastbound side was closed for 24 hours.
— Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023 -
Laine and the Hyundai driver collided in the eastbound lanes.
— Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023 -
This left the left lane and a two-way turn lane open on the eastbound side of Indian School Road.
— Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2022 -
Both drivers died at the scene of the crash, which closed the eastbound lanes for several hours.
— Alexis Stevens, ajc, 2 July 2023 -
As the car crossed the eastbound lanes, the motorcycle struck the rear passenger side of the SUV.
— Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023 -
The highest toll in the eastbound lanes was $6.50 at the peak of the commute, officials said.
— Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2022 -
The closure is the second time this month that all eastbound lanes of the 91 will be shut down for repairs.
— Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022 -
At the end of next week, traffic on the eastbound lanes will shift to the left before Exit 71.
— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2024 -
The defeat marks the halt of Germany’s eastbound advance.
— CNN, 14 Nov. 2022 -
The collisions occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. about a third of the way across the bridge in the eastbound lanes.
— Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023 -
The road’s eastbound sides were shut down, and one lane was getting by on the westbound side in the morning rush hour.
— Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022 -
The crash’s impact caused the semi-truck to swerve and block the eastbound lane of Osceola Polk Line Road.
— Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2022 -
The driver failed to stop at a stop sign and the pickup was hit by an eastbound semi-truck.
— David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2024 -
Both vehicles came to a final rest in the eastbound lane.
— Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2022 -
The eastbound Loop 202 on-ramps at Dobson and Alma roads will be closed.
— Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024 -
Traffic was briefly stopped on the road’s eastbound side while the truck was safely removed from the area.
— Spencer Buell, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 -
After the crash, the eastbound lanes of I-70 at Manchester were closed for about three hours.
— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024 -
Griffin crossed the eastbound lane and was struck, police said.
— Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 4 June 2022 -
In the end, seven cars were involved in the crash – three on the eastbound lanes, including the truck, and four on the westbound side.
— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 -
The crash happened just before 6 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the causeway, near U.S. 1, blocking all three lanes.
— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024 -
The Mazda was racing west in the eastbound lanes, police say.
— Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 7 July 2022 -
The truck then turned around and went back through the same fence before going across eastbound and westbound lanes on I-70.
— Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2022 -
The freeway ramp from eastbound M-8 to southbound I-75.
— Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024 -
Lanes on the eastbound side of the bridge were closed temporarily, McComb said.
— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023 -
Repairs are being done on the ramp from eastbound I-80 to northbound I-35.
— Axios Des Moines, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024 -
The westbound lane reopened just over four hours later, while the eastbound lane took about five hours to reopen.
— Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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