How to Use westbound in a Sentence

westbound

adjective
  • Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
  • The crash closed the westbound lanes of I-480 for more than two hours.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The westbound lanes will be closed from Aug. 3 to Sept. 4.
    — Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 25 Feb. 2020
  • The front of the Ram hit the right side of the Maxima and the two cars spun to a stop in the westbound lanes.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 17 Mar. 2021
  • This time the crash is on the westbound side of the Interstate.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The westbound lane of Fifth Avenue was closed near the area.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Feb. 2020
  • Both the eastbound and westbound lanes are closed as crews work to clear the street.
    — Michael Williams, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The 20-year-old’s car came to a rest in the westbound lane of Lake June Road, police said.
    — Dallas News, 19 May 2020
  • Her car was found on the shoulder of the westbound lanes of the Dulles Toll Road a short distance away.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The westbound lanes of I-70 were shut down overnight and traffic was backed up for miles through the evening.
    — Ryan Osborne, The Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2019
  • The car ended up overturned in a westbound lane of SR-52.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Val Vista Drive off-ramp as well as the westbound Gilbert Road off-ramp.
    — Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The first crashes happened in the westbound lanes of the highway.
    — Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2019
  • The southbound State Route 51 ramp to westbound I-10 will be closed.
    — Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The southbound State Route 51 ramp to westbound I-10 will be closed.
    — Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Provost was driving east when the car crossed the center line of Route 44 and hit a tree on the westbound side of the road.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The westbound side of Route 2 was closed for about 3 1/2 hours, state police said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The crash left a semi on its side across the westbound lanes of the interstate.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Troopers said the front of the Jeep struck the left side of Miller’s car in the inside westbound traffic lanes.
    — Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The 52-second video appears to be shot from a motorist in the westbound lane of I-10.
    — al, 5 May 2021
  • The closure on the westbound side won’t begin until 9 a.m., at the end of rush hour.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The crash occurred near the westbound exit ramp to Baumhart Road, the release says.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Crews will be pumping water from the eastbound lanes across the westbound lanes of I-94 to a drainage ditch.
    — Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The westbound portion of the freeway will remain closed through the weekend.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
  • 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 four-door sedan came to rest in a westbound lane — about 150 feet away from the light pole, Harbor police Sgt.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The eastbound and westbound right-turn lanes on Greenway are open.
    — Alyssa Stoney, azcentral, 15 Nov. 2019
  • 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 westbound lanes of the turnpike were closed from Sandusky to Fremont for much of Friday night.
    — Staff Reports, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The single-car crash occurred on the westbound side of the highway in the area of Exit 32 around 3 a.m., according to Connecticut State Police.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025

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