How to Use roadway in a Sentence

roadway

noun
  • Police cleared the roadway for the parade.
  • As the roadway curved back to the left, the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Both men were found in the roadway, and died at the scene, police said.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The three-wheeler left the roadway, and both the driver and the toddler were thrown off.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • The plane crashed in a wooded area near the roadway around 11 a.m. Sunday.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 July 2023
  • The car, a BMW sedan, ended up on its roof about 100 feet off the roadway.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
  • Exit the roadway and park in a safe area away from traffic to view the eclipse.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Matthews died of her injuries at the scene, which the report says was in or near the roadway.
    Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 26 June 2024
  • Look for a safe place to pull completely off the paved portion of the roadway.
    The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
  • Many died at their campsites, in roadways or in the river.
    Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
  • But the ducks were unable to escape the area and returned to the roadway later.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
  • Her body was found stuffed in a suitcase that was dumped on a roadway, the report said.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 May 2023
  • Video shared by users on the social media site X showed smoke and flames near the roadway.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
  • The impact caused both the man and woman to be ejected onto the roadway.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
  • After that came the advancement of the roadway to the Capital Beltway all the way up to the 1960s.
    Michael Laris, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Cars rumble by on a riverside roadway to their left, and to the right shoppers flit in and out of a row of tiny shops.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Stunning Arizona roadway:was ranked most scenic drive in the US.
    The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2024
  • At this time last year, San Jose had recorded 36 roadway deaths.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Long term, Farmer said changes likely need to be made to roadways themselves.
    Max Filby, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Arkansas State Police reported that the roadway was clear and dry at the time of the wreck.
    Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Locals are used to the changing scenery, and bulldozers are parked at the ready to get the roadways open again quickly.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
  • Police said the driver was crossing the roadway at a green light around 8:42 a.m. local time when Braden stepped in front of the car’s path.
    Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The climate protesters were dragged hundreds of feet into the roadway by the car.
    Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The bus exited the north side of the roadway, struck an embankment and flipped, troopers wrote in the report.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • This is because more regional funding for roadways and bus operations frees up revenue in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa to go toward light rail.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • And hundreds have turned out to assist in the recovery, chopping up tree limbs blocking roadways and delivering food to communities in need.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024

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