Example Sentences

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Freeways were still flattened from the disastrous Northridge earthquake.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Freeways and areas with poor drainage could also become inundated with water.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Freeways, after all, aren’t generally forced to earn their keep in this manner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023

“It’s an important step, but a small step,” Ben Crowther, program manager for the C.N.U.’s Highways to Boulevards and Freeways Without Futures initiatives, said of the congressional funding.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2021

Freeways are jammed as more people move to the suburbs, and worsening wildfires are destroying homes and communities.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2021