How to Use speed limit in a Sentence

speed limit

noun
  • She got a ticket for breaking the speed limit.
  • The speed limit here is 55 mph.
  • The speed limit is nice and slow.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Bus or cab is more in my speed limit.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Do try to keep to the speed limit.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The garage has speed bumps and 5 mph speed limit signs.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The speed limit at the curve is 40 mph.
    — Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The speed limit in the area is 30 mph.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • The speed limit in the area was 45 mph.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The speed limit will drop to 45 mph.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The speed limit in that area was 40 mph.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Signs in the area showed the speed limit was 25 mph.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Horse-and-buggy speed limits made the trip long.
    — Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Slow down and follow the speed limit.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Slow down and follow the speed limit.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Very few people drove the speed limit.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Traffic flows smoother, and at the speed limit.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
  • Move the through-streets back to 30-mile-an-hour speed limits.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The speed limits on both will now also be 25 mph.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The speed limit through the work zones was reduced to 55 mph.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
  • The speed limit is largely ignored, as are the no left turn signs.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Or restore the 55-mile-an-hour speed limit.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The speed limit on sidewalks is 15 mph.
    — Kendrick Calfee updated April 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The speed limit on sidewalks is 15 mph.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Boise drivers will soon see some lower speed limits.
    — Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Why should cars be equipped with engines that can reach speeds well over any legal speed limits?
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The current speed limit is 30 mph.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Some streets already have speed limits as low as 20 mph, which will not change.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Through streets with stop or yield signs have a default speed limit of 30 miles per hour.
    — Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The speed limit in both the express and toll-free lanes will be 65 miles per hour.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026

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