Examples of westbound in a Sentence
Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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Traffic is also building in the area as several lanes of SR-836, the Dolphin Expressway, were closed westbound at NW 42nd Avene.
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January 7, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The alert said the ramp from Dallas North Tollway southbound to LBJ, or Interstate 635, westbound and two southbound lanes of Dallas North Tollway are blocked by a crash.
—Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
In the Sierra Nevada, traffic was being turned around on westbound Interstate 80 at the Truckee and Donner Lake interchange due to multiple spinouts, the California Department of Transportation said.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
One westbound lane at SR-125 to Grossmont Boulevard was closed for about four hours.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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westbound
adjective
west·bound
ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going west
a westbound train
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