Examples of southbound in a Sentence
The southbound lanes are closed to traffic.
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The other two southbound lanes and all northbound lanes will remain open, county transportation officials said. —
Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026 One person is dead after a vehicle crashed into a concrete post supporting an overhead highway sign, causing the sign to collapse and close the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 late Thursday in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. —Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 Traffic on the southbound side of the bridge was suspended for several hours as cops investigated the crash. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026 Minutes later, another 911 call reported the vehicle being driven erratically on the same highway but southbound. —Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for southbound
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Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026 One person is dead after a vehicle crashed into a concrete post supporting an overhead highway sign, causing the sign to collapse and close the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 late Thursday in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. —Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 Traffic on the southbound side of the bridge was suspended for several hours as cops investigated the crash. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026 Minutes later, another 911 call reported the vehicle being driven erratically on the same highway but southbound. —Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for southbound
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“Southbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/southbound. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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southbound
adjective
south·bound ˈsau̇th-ˌbau̇nd 
: headed south
a southbound train
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