take to the road

Example Sentences

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They cost more than the diesel equivalent, but running costs are low, meaning operators are saving money from the moment the vehicles take to the road.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Ivorian trucker Souleymane Traore has been driving to Mali for seven years but said lately "you take to the road with fear in your heart".

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

So the more freeways are widened, the more cars take to the road — even as California aims to cut motorists driving by 30% by 2045.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Millions of Spaniards take to the road in the days leading up to Easter, traveling to see family or for a holiday break.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Singing, we leave Toledo, crossing the bridge across the Río Tajo, then going past the vineyards and olive groves, and take to the road, not knowing what dangers might await us.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar