How to Use traffic in a Sentence

traffic

1 of 2 noun
  • Traffic is backed up to the bridge.
  • Let's leave early to avoid rush hour traffic.
  • Airlines saw a decrease in passenger traffic this year.
  • Barge traffic was halted because of flooding.
  • By how much less traffic there is.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • More bike lanes in this area will make traffic worse.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
  • No traffic, no phones buzzing—just you and the wide-open sky.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Some planned to leave early to beat the traffic.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • Roads once blocked by gangs have now free-flowing traffic.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The bridge opened to traffic a decade later.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 June 2026
  • There wasn’t much traffic, and the driver kept up a steady pace.
    — Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The roads were closed to traffic, and there was the sound of marching bands.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • At this time last year, the city had recorded 5 traffic deaths.
    — Kendrick Calfee february 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Shipping traffic in the strait has slowed to a trickle, if that.
    — NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Watch for brake lights and be prepared to react to traffic.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Watch for brake lights and be prepared to react to traffic.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Do not stop on the roadway or impede traffic.
    — Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Westbound traffic would be reduced from three lanes to two on the bridge.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • But in the age of summaries, traffic isn’t the trophy.
    — Noa Eshed, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Since the war began, traffic through the strait has been at a standstill.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Greenville isn’t alone in aiming to manage the rise of golf cart traffic.
    — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Months later, traffic is still weaving through cones at the site.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
  • At this time last year, the city had recorded 11 traffic deaths.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
  • As the truck passed by the couple, the load struck them, causing a traffic crash.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • At one point, the attacking team scored off an open shot from the point through traffic.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Cochran had been closed during the search but that street has since been reopened to traffic.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 2 June 2023
  • No kids, no spouses, no traffic noise, no sirens, no errands, no mail.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The chain's traffic grew for the second straight quarter.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 May 2026
  • At the time of the crash, four lanes of the highway were closed to traffic for around two and a half hours.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
  • But for those who aren’t going, here’s what to know about road closures and traffic.
    — Ella Gonzales may 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026

traffic

2 of 2 verb
  • No, no, no, these are not trafficked 12-year-olds, okay?
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
  • There are many brokerage firms that traffic in fix-to-float bonds.
    — Marilyn Cohen, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Still, some who claimed they were trafficked on the site sought civil penalties.
    — Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
  • He is charged with trafficking with an inmate.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • One of them was charged with trafficking cocaine.
    — Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Here are the sites that were most and least trafficked for this month’s special election runoff.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
  • He was killed in the line of duty during a drug trafficking bust.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ali kills the sex- and drug-trafficking tycoon with three shotgun blasts to the chest.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • Court records state Fessler is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, a felony.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Last year four men were fined 1 million shillings each for trying to traffic thousands of ants.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Or, foster kids who get trafficked will be used by the traffickers to traffic their friends.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Maduro is now in custody in New York on drug-trafficking charges.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Both are now facing drug-trafficking charges in New York.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Robinson was charged with trafficking with an inmate.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Last year, four men were fined 1 million shillings each ⁠for trying to traffic thousands of ants.
    — CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
  • For years, green sea turtles were sought after for their meat, eggs, and even shells due to the wildlife trafficking trade.
    — Solcyré Burga, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The defense comes from a law meant to protect trafficking victims.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
  • He was involved in trafficking.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Both were indicted on drug-trafficking charges and have pleaded not guilty.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
  • One was a 12-year-old being trafficked in Oakland.
    — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • To learn that zoos will be trafficking the sloths to other zoos and be used in breeding is abhorrent.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • There are serious rumors of ties with drug-trafficking rings.
    — Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • In some cases, they were trafficked to other powerful men.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In some cases, they were trafficked to other powerful men.
    — Julie K. Brown Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Brit Pop often trafficked in ironies, distances, and coolness.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • The files are said to include the names of clients to whom Epstein allegedly trafficked young girls.
    — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Rio Grande has long been a drug trafficking corridor.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
  • Beyond telling politicians who traffic in racist attacks to go to the devil, how should Democrats deal with crime?
    — Paul Begala, CNN, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Children are especially at risk for being trafficked in the area.
    — Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The supervisor also urged the public to keep an eye out for any signs of trafficking.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026

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