How to Use road in a Sentence

road

noun

• We parked by the side of the road.
• He drove off the road.
• Miles of road lay ahead.
• We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk.
• There are lots of cars on the road this morning.
• The cabin is accessible by road.
• These country roads are beautiful.
• Fans had filled the stands at the Polo Grounds and on the road.
  — Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
• With the rope dropped, the man behind the wheel let up on the clutch and sped down the road.
  — Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
• Curtis crossed the four-lane road and got back to the car.
  — Murat Oztaskin, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023
• And don't just leave them on the side of the road; be a good person.
  — John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
• Keep in mind the North Rim and its scenic roads are closed in the winter.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
• At about 3 miles, the trail opens up and overlaps with a road.
  — Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024
• No word, though, on if an Ohio-style pie lies down the road.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023
• Peels can create a huge mess in the drainpipes down the road.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
• The road is paved, so the only challenge is the twists and turns (and steep drop-offs) along the way.
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
• On the drive home, the friend falls asleep — and Aaron shoots him in cold blood, leaving his body on the side of the road.
  — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2024
• The road to the World Series might contain no days off, or five.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• The flags were a thread in road losses to Tennessee and LSU.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 4 Sep. 2023
• The explosion was caused by a tank mine buried in the road, the report said.
  — Anton Troianovski, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• The trail is the site of an annual four-mile road race known as the Trolley Run.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• Summerville’s main road, and a block from Town Branch, the creek that courses through the small city.
  — Joyce Sohyun Lee, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
• However, there’s been a bump in the road for Dropout in the Emmy space.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 May 2024
• While the roads—and yes, perhaps the pilot, too—may be lacking, the car is not.
  — Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 30 May 2023
• The opening shot of the video features a long, winding road.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
• The Sun Devils go back on the road for games against the Washington schools.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2023
• Compete for a playoff spot this year, or down the road?
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
• At one time, villagers told me, a line of trucks heaped with coal clogged this road.
  — Astha Rajvanshi, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2022
• Crews will be working around the clock, but icy roads and downed trees are slowing progress.
  — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
• Nonetheless, the loss of a major player isn’t good for the roads, or even their competition like Waymo.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Jan 2025