How to Use milepost in a Sentence

milepost

noun

• We've reached a new milepost in the field of genetic research.
• The crash is at milepost 166, about eight miles south of Cottage Grove.
  — oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
• In the years since, a slow trickle of MAX news has served as mileposts in my career.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
• Which brings us to the question is what exactly the Yankees are through the first milepost of the marathon.
  — Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 1 June 2021
• The drainage work will take place first between mileposts 17-19 followed by the paving.
  — Rosemarie Stein, OregonLive.com, 8 June 2018
• Bo laughed, mindful of the milepost as well as the distance left to cover.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2021
• Delays could be up to an hour on I-84 near milepost 53.
  — Rosemarie Stein, OregonLive.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• Video shows a vehicle on its side near the milepost 114.8 in Holmdel, N.J..
  — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
• LA 397 at milepost 9 is closed due to water across the roadway.
  — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• The lanes had been closed because of a crash at milepost 173, according to ADOT.
  — The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
• And some of those mileposts stand out as more important than most.
  — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2017
• The left westbound lane near milepost 57 was also closed, ADOT said.
  — Yihyun Jeong, azcentral, 30 Apr. 2017
• But each new project in the city marks another milepost on the road to recovery.
  — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2017
• Forget the blur of mileposts shoulder-blocked into the rearview mirror.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
• The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. close to milepost 31 near Caldwell.
  — idahostatesman, 31 May 2017
• The freeway is closed near milepost 218, according to ADOT.
  — Molly Duerig, azcentral, 31 Aug. 2019
• The wreck took place in Marion County near milepost 251.
  — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2020
• In that area, I-5 is narrowed to a single lane in each direction for two miles between mileposts 9 and 11.
  — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2019
• Even so, Thompson passed a milepost of sorts in Thursday night’s loss in Milwaukee.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Jan. 2022
• Perrier’ — on the bottles, T-shirts, race bibs, mileposts.
  — Christine Whitney, The Cut, 24 Oct. 2017
• The shutdown goes from mileposts 90 to 87, from near the Indian John Hill rest stop to the valley, where motorists gain speed and momentum.
  — Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, 9 Oct. 2018
• Crews will reroute travel starting at 9 p.m. near milepost 246.
  — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2021
• So will eastern entrances to the park and the portion of Badwater Road south of Badwater Basin parking area and trail (near the road’s milepost 17).
  — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• Hamlin’s return home marks the next milepost in his recovery.
  — Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
• On May 14, a large debris flow slide down to the highway bridge at milepost 49, blocking the roadway and damaging the Spirit Lake outlet Bridge.
  — The Oregonian, oregonlive, 15 July 2023
• On his way home from the party, Jamie saw a disabled vehicle on westbound I-84 at milepost 31 near the airport in Caldwell.
  — Christina Lords, idahostatesman, 11 Dec. 2017
• But with most of the year over, Saturday marks a seemingly valid milepost for assessing change.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2019
• Coach Greg Vanney believes the race for a playoff berth doesn’t truly begin until the final 10 games of the schedule, and the Galaxy passed that milepost in the draw with Seattle.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
• Still, the case remains a milepost for a larger discussion of African American English in schools.
  — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
• Stop in Dickey Ridge Visitor Center at milepost 4.6 to watch a park film and chat with park rangers about hikes, waterfalls, and picnic areas.
  — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Dec 2024