road

Example Sentences

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Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Most governments are trying to cushion the price shock for consumers and businesses by cutting fuel or road taxes or introducing cash handouts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The road was closed overnight but has since reopened.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The FDA’s road to regulating compounding pharmacies — and by extension the peptides they seek to dispense — has been long and tedious.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Heat rises off the road, turning the landscape hazy.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith