How to Use interstate in a Sentence

interstate

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of interstatenext
Synonyms for interstatenext
  • The area is also out of view of the interstate highway, Fifield said.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
  • These women tend to speed at 80 to 90 mph in the passing lane of our interstate highways.
    — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The Fourth Street on-ramp will allow drivers to return to I-30 and cross the interstate bridge spanning the river.
    — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The last big push in road-building – the peak construction of the interstate highways – happened more than 50 years ago.
    — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
  • State police in mid-2021 raised the alarm about a rise in interstate shootings after recording a spike.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The highway system is light red; the thickest lines are interstate highways.
    — Michael Zeiler, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • He was charged with one count of interstate kidnapping.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • He’s been charged with one count of interstate kidnapping.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Marshall is about 100 miles west of Detroit and is near two interstate highways.
    — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Nickels is charged with making an interstate threat and faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Beyer has been charged with interstate threats which could bring a sentence of five years in federal prison.
    — Alex Stone, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • While the court’s approach to antitrust law and interstate commerce changed over the decades that followed, the 1922 ruling remained intact.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Dozens of other drivers zipped along the busy stretch of interstate connecting St. Louis and Springfield.
    — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2023
  • That includes the interstate highways as well as seven U.S. highways and part of State Highway 29.
    — Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Construction on the Buc-ee’s location has not begun, with the interstate project expected to last for about a year.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 6 July 2023
  • Detroit has a chance to take a similar approach as the city's own interstate freeway sees an overhaul.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Videos posted online showed water pooled on interstate roads as rain and hail peppered the region.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Lindner is charged with one count of transmitting interstate threats.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Yet even after, the city remained an important hub for interstate trade of enslaved men and women.
    — Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • Omar Alkattoul, of Sayreville, N.J., was charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce.
    — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
  • In that specific sense, the doctrine helps maintain the integrity of interstate commerce throughout the various states of the Union.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 12 May 2023
  • In Louisville, Kentucky, a 6-year-old girl was shot in the back after an altercation on an interstate Monday night, police said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 July 2023
  • He was charged with one count of interstate communication of threats and made his first appearance in court on Friday, court records show.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 16 June 2023
  • The man, Omar Alkattoul, 18, of Sayreville, was arrested and charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce.
    — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Hartmire also joined the Freedom Rides to challenge segregated interstate buses — his first of many run-ins with the law in the name of social justice.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The interstate debate comes down to neighbor versus neighbor.
    — cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Li and Miao pleaded guilty to charges of interstate transportation for prostitution and were sentenced to roughly two years in prison.
    — USA Today, 19 Jan. 2023
  • That interstate compact obligates the Upper Basin, which accounts for most of the river’s flow, to deliver 7.5 million acre-feet to the Lower Basin.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Dec. 2022
  • These days, road trips take place at high speed — wide interstate highways, quick bathroom breaks, and never-ending Spotify playlists.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2023
  • The Lacy Act prohibits the interstate trade of wildlife that was taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation to federal or state law.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
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interstate

2 of 2 noun
  • You'll get there quicker if you take the interstate.
  • The stretch of the road between J Street and the interstate is 1.1 miles.
    — Mike Jones, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Don’t pull over to the side of the road, highway or interstate to view the eclipse.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The scene of a rollover bus crash on an interstate in New York.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The deputy again tases Cure, and the two men have their arms wrapped around each other on the side of the interstate.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The truck rolled over on the side of the interstate, which helped not affect traffic as much.
    — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The Taurus was in the far-right lane of the interstate, while the Explorer was on the right shoulder.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The views from the train are nearly always more scenic than those from the interstate.
    — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The crash kept the interstate closed for about three hours in both directions.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The bus was traveling south along the interstate at around 3:15 p.m. when a tire blew out north of the Rumble ...
    — David Aaro, ajc, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Dozens of motorists abandoned their cars in the lake that was an interstate.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The report did not say how many people were in the Honda or why it was stopped along the interstate.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • One of the drivers got on the interstate going the wrong direction.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 21 Aug. 2023
  • For a Sunday evening, traffic was heavy on the interstate.
    — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The impact caused Freightliner to leave the interstate and catch fire.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Question: Who cleans up the garbage on Ohio's highways and interstates?
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Three vehicles were involved, and the wreck shut down a portion of the interstate.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The two men had been at a club on the west side of Indianapolis and were traveling east on the interstate.
    — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Due to the amount of debris on the interstate, the roadway was closed from the time of the crash until about 3:45 p.m., a spokesperson for TxDOT confirmed.
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Spike strips caused the Jaguar, which was allegedly driven by the other teen, to crash into a guardrail on the right side of the interstate.
    — David Aaro, ajc, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Portions of some interstates crossing the city were closed due to flooding.
    — Todd Richmond and Olga R. Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2023
  • The Camry then struck a 2022 Hyundai Sonata, which in turn left the interstate and struck a cable barrier.
    — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 25 July 2023
  • The road runs parallel to the interstate south of I-77 Cornelius Exit 28.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The backpack was discovered near milepost 260 next to the northbound side of the interstate.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The Elgin man was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of the interstate when the crash occurred, state police said.
    — Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The first pileup was reported on the northbound side of the interstate, which runs through farm country.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 May 2023
  • Road workers working on the interstate found Max and reached out to police in Lexington for help, the post said.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Rail runs right up to the property line, not far from two major interstates.
    — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
  • This week, two shootings in Maine – one on a busy interstate – left four people dead and three injured.
    — Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The Salem Police Department led the investigation, which closed two miles of the interstate for 10 hours on April 10, the day of the shooting.
    — Savannaheadens, oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023

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