How to Use road in a Sentence

road

noun
  • We parked by the side of the road.
  • He drove off the road.
  • Miles of road lay ahead.
  • We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk.
  • There are lots of cars on the road this morning.
  • The cabin is accessible by road.
  • These country roads are beautiful.
  • Not even the road to the beach.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The road ahead will not be easy.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Could my boys close out a road win?
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Let’s go on the road as a group.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • He was left on the side of the road.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
  • Could a straighter road make cars go faster?
    — Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
  • What to do in the rain on the road?
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • What to do in the rain on the road?
    — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026
  • What to do in the rain on the road?
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
  • What to do in the rain on the road?
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
  • What to do in the rain on the road?
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
  • The road to that vote was a long one.
    — Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The first was that the road be named for him.
    — Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • Did all roads have to lead to schism and war?
    — Kornel Chang september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Tarred road through the grounds were laid down last.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The road cuts straight toward the sky.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Rosie runs down the road to greet her owner.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Oh boy, the road has no shoulder to run on.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The road team is favored in all four games.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Life is short and there will be challenges along the road.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a run of shops on the other side of the road.
    — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a shrine by the road, its iron doors spotted with rust.
    — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That’s four of nine road games that could feature the threat of snow.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026

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