beltway

Example Sentences

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But warm words and familiarity do not pay for lunch along the Washington beltway.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

You already have the normal traffic volume around the beltway.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

The destruction of the bridge, a part of Baltimore’s Interstate 695 beltway, could seemingly doom Marylanders to hellish gridlock for the foreseeable future.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2024

The stretch of highway was closed for hours Wednesday in both directions, snarling traffic along the west side of the beltway, which circles Baltimore.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2023

We pulled onto 1-465, the beltway that circumscribes Indianapolis.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green