westbound

Example Sentences

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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

Barry O'Sullivan was driving a Ford Transit Connect on the M4 westbound between junctions 11 and 12 in Berkshire when he hit a stationary Nissan Micra at about 08:30 GMT on 7 March 2022.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Two agents started chasing the man who’d tossed it westbound down 26th St. I tried to follow, but then heard an explosion from behind me.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

The first sailing on the service will be a westbound trans-Suez voyage departing Dubai on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“The ships were all westbound, all inbound for Cuba,” McCone said.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin