turnpike

Example Sentences

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The bugs are still so plentiful, the trained eye can spot them clinging to the trunks of tree of heaven while driving on the turnpike.

From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023

Fragmented views of New Jersey’s skylines, shipping ports, salt marshes and infrastructure, like its infamous turnpike, conflate and realign in dizzying mosaics.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2022

The turnpike was part of a larger reroute away from the voracious appetite of the South Fork Skokomish River, which kept gobbling up the trail where it ran too close to the riverbank.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

The company’s success always felt like a hedge against the decline of the coal industry and the town’s remote location well off the turnpike.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2022

After the warmth of the king’s solar, the turnpike stair felt bone-chillingly cold.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin