westbound

Example Sentences

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On a recent westbound journey from Chicago on Route 66, I started seeing them almost immediately.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Since March 16 "anything heading westbound has been shadow fleet, gas carriers or tankers... they absolutely dominate the traffic going through," Diakun told the Lloyds briefing.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“There has been a drastic decrease in product tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz in both westbound and eastbound directions,” Loick Buisson says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The force was called at about noon on 29 January to junction 17 westbound in Conwy Morfa, under the A547 overpass.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

“There’s an Amtrack station half a mile that way. According to Gladiola, the westbound train leaves at noon.”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan