Examples of westbound in a Sentence
Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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There are two separate crews working concurrently – one on the eastbound side and one on the westbound side – to expedite repairs.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The vehicle crashed into a freeway sign before plunging off the bridge and landing on the westbound side of SR-94.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The crash was reported at 10:39 p.m. on the westbound side of the highway in the area of Exit 30, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
Cars on a westbound Conrail train tumbled off the tracks just before 7 a.m. between Cranford and Union in Union County, NJ.com reported.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The vehicle crashed into a freeway sign before plunging off the bridge and landing on the westbound side of SR-94.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The crash was reported at 10:39 p.m. on the westbound side of the highway in the area of Exit 30, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
Cars on a westbound Conrail train tumbled off the tracks just before 7 a.m. between Cranford and Union in Union County, NJ.com reported.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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westbound
adjective
west·bound
ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd 
: going west
a westbound train
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