How to Use speed limit in a Sentence

speed limit

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  • She got a ticket for breaking the speed limit.
  • The speed limit here is 55 mph.
  • The speed limit is 65 mph on that part of the interstate.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Tests found the Mustang was driving at least 64 mph above the speed limit at the time of the crash.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Not to mention that the steering is clunky and the speed limit a measly 6.5 mph.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The speed limit is supposed to be around 35 miles per hour.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The speed limit along that stretch of track near Mendon was 90 mph.
    — Washington Post, 1 July 2022
  • The speed limit is 25 miles per hour in the area of Centre Street, where the June 30 crash occurred.
    — Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The speed limit for the free roadway adjacent to the toll road is 65 mph.
    — Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The speed limit on both sides of the track at the derailment site has been six miles per hour since April 2022, the T said.
    — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
  • Just go easy and stick to the speed limit and everything should go well.
    — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The speed limit continues to be 45 mph throughout the work zone.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022
  • In the early 1960s, there was no speed limit in England.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The speed limit on South Street is 30 miles per hour, a police report said.
    — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • They were struck by two cars that were street racing at nearly 40 mph over the speed limit.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • But there is an unbreakable speed limit, the speed of light, which looks the same to everyone.
    — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Bryan stated he had been pulled over three days ago in the small town of Vinita for going just over the speed limit.
    — Michelle Watson, CNN, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Many e-bikes can exceed the 20 mph speed limit that is legal for teenagers in most states; some can go 70 mph.
    — Matt Richtel, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • The speed limit along the roadway also was lowered from 45 mph to 35 mph, riders say.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
  • In both Georgia and Arkansas, there is no speed limit set on the use of the maneuver.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The devices would prevent drivers from going 10 miles over the speed limit.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The defense argued the fire engine driver was driving 25 mph over the speed limit and failed to slow down for a red light at the bottom of a hill.
    — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The last road 50-year-old Ricardo Valdez ever walked along had only two lanes, but the speed limit was 55 mph.
    — Maria Aguilar, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022
  • Obey speed limits, stop at traffic lights and yield to pedestrians.
    — Thomas J. Henry Personal Injury Law, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The speed limit on South Street where the crash occurred is 30 miles per hour, according to a Waltham police report.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Many e-bikes can exceed the 20-mile-per-hour speed limit that is legal for teenagers in most states; some can exceed 55 miles per hour.
    — Matt Richtel, New York Times, 29 July 2023
  • The medical transport van was traveling 53 mph and the speed limit was 35 mph, the warrant states.
    — Caroline Silva, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023
  • McKinney and Frisco both have more than 70 school zones, most with 20 mph speed limits during school hours.
    — Allie Kelly, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Prosecutors said Farmer was driving around 90 mph at the time of the crash along a stretch of Espola Road where the speed limit is 45 mph.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2022
  • In a two-week period in April, he was stopped twice for driving 20 to 30 miles above the speed limit and was seen weaving in and out of traffic lanes.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2022

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