How to Use crosswalk in a Sentence

crosswalk

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  • The woman, headed north in the crosswalk, had the right of way, police said.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The boy was in the crosswalk when he was struck by the vehicle in the area of Great Road near Harris Street at about 6:15 p.m.
    — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Both were crossing the street in a marked crosswalk at the time of the collision, police said.
    — David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The girl was in a crosswalk on a scooter and with a woman and two other children at the time.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • The City Council will consider the request to paint the crosswalks April 5.
    — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The victim wasn’t crossing in a crosswalk and stepped in front of the Mercedes driver.
    — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The colors of the rainbow flag are painted into the crosswalks.
    — USA Today, 26 June 2023
  • The rider had a green light and the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk, police said.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The man, who wasn’t in a crosswalk, walked into the direct path of the unknown vehicle .
    — Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Buzbee has maintained that his client was not the only motorist to pass through the crosswalk when the children were struck that night.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Troopers said the pedestrian did not cross the street in a crosswalk and was wearing dark-colored clothes at the time of the crash.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The bicyclist was in the crosswalk when he was struck, Manlapaz said.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 4 July 2022
  • The man, who was not in a crosswalk when he was struck, was taken to a hospital, the officer said.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The pedestrian was crossing from the south to the north in a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a white minivan, police said.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Paul Rudd was his delightful Paul Rudd self, mock-hailing a cab in the crosswalk.
    — Curbed, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The police news release states that Garcia was in an unmarked crosswalk when he was hit by the truck.
    — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The two cars careened into a group of pedestrians in a crosswalk, Smith said.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • But by early Friday morning, the symbol was on the crosswalk again.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Two days later, police say the suspect defaced the crosswalk again at around 1:45 a.m.
    — Devon M. Sayers and Alta Spells, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022
  • But Buzbee continued to point the finger at Erickson, who was the first to barrel through the crosswalk.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The victim was walking her dog in a crosswalk when she was struck, according to the department.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The grant funds will be used to add crosswalks and signage at each intersection around the West 220th Street building.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The cyclist was struck by the car in the crosswalk while riding across Airport Heights westbound at DeBarr, police said.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 12 May 2023
  • On a hot day last month, as McWilliams pushed her duck in the stroller, Angelica Lindemann stopped in a crosswalk to stare.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Robinson and track coach Scott Fangman were soon at the crosswalk and followed the ambulance to the hospital.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022
  • One fan, Téa, used a crosswalk as her personal changing room (with a little help from her friends as body shields).
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
  • In her first episode, the justice helps out when Junior is upset that Alma always gets to the street corner first and gets to push the crosswalk button.
    — Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • As the Tahoe driver was traveling north, the victim was walking west and crossing the road outside a marked crosswalk.
    — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Deputy Mayor Thomas Mazzarella asked why one crosswalk would cost the town so much money.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The car had the green light, and there is no crosswalk or pedestrian signal at the intersection, police said.
    — Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2023

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