rest area

Example Sentences

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It traveled on the I-5 for about 300 miles, pausing at a rest area in Buttonwillow before pulling into the Lebec truck stop at 2:05 a.m. on July 11.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

Speaking to BBC News outside a rest area for evacuated residents at a nearby leisure centre, Lukasz said they were now homeless and had "nothing left".

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2024

A car traveling on I-70 when the crash happened was damaged, with the driver making it to a rest area farther down the road.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2023

An Illinois rest area was full, so Cherno parked on the wide shoulder of the exit ramp leading to it — a common practice for truck drivers.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

So here we were, just a few hours into our trip out to Lewiston, Idaho, and we were safely stopped in a rest area.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech