How to Use eastbound in a Sentence

eastbound

adjective
  • The crash caused four eastbound lanes to be closed for about four hours.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Griffin crossed the eastbound lane and was struck, police said.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 4 June 2022
  • Suarez drove off but turned the car around to head west in the eastbound lanes, hitting her boyfriend head-on.
    — al, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The eastbound lanes of the freeway have been closed most of the early morning.
    — oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The eastbound lanes of Pines Boulevard were shut down for about six hours.
    — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Feb. 2021
  • The crash blocked both eastbound lanes of Highway 12.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • The driver failed to stop at a stop sign and the pickup was hit by an eastbound semi-truck.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2024
  • Both drivers died at the scene of the crash, which closed the eastbound lanes for several hours.
    — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 2 July 2023
  • Ray sped ahead of the car, going west in the westbound lane, and stopped eastbound traffic.
    — Arkansas Online, 3 May 2021
  • One was found dead in the eastbound lanes of the six-lane road, and the other was found dead in the westbound lanes.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Traffic was briefly stopped on the road’s eastbound side while the truck was safely removed from the area.
    — Spencer Buell, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The lateral's eastbound lanes were closed for 77 days for the first phase of the project.
    — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The eastbound lanes of Avon Mountain were shut down for hours while crews cleaned up the scene.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes on the Ohio Turnpike.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Due to the crash, lanes 2, 3 and 4 on eastbound I-80 were blocked.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • The eastbound truck sideswiped the pedestrian who was thrown to the pavement by the impact.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Oct. 2020
  • 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 truck and the trailer stayed connected to each other and took up three out of the four eastbound lanes.
    — Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The crash closed the eastbound lanes of the turnpike at Lake Drive, police said.
    — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2020
  • The vehicles were eastbound in the westbound lanes.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • All eastbound lanes were closed for several hours due to the accident.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • Crews will replace the modular joints on both eastbound and westbound bridges.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Laine and the Hyundai driver collided in the eastbound lanes.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The closure is the second time this month that all eastbound lanes of the 91 will be shut down for repairs.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The accident initially caused all eastbound lanes to be blocked.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
  • So the west side was closed for much of the day, and like Laura said, the eastbound side was closed for 24 hours.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The woman had been crossing the street in the eastbound direction in the crosswalk.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The water main break occurred in the two eastbound lanes on the south side of Highland Road.
    — cleveland, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Traffic cameras in the area show eastbound traffic flowing.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • CoTrip showed eastbound traffic heading toward the town backed up for over two miles after the start of the fire.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026

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