How to Use milepost in a Sentence

milepost

noun
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  • We've reached a new milepost in the field of genetic research.
  • The crash is at milepost 166, about eight miles south of Cottage Grove.
    — oregonlive, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In the years since, a slow trickle of MAX news has served as mileposts in my career.
    — USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Which brings us to the question is what exactly the Yankees are through the first milepost of the marathon.
    — Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • The drainage work will take place first between mileposts 17-19 followed by the paving.
    — Rosemarie Stein, OregonLive.com, 8 June 2018
  • Bo laughed, mindful of the milepost as well as the distance left to cover.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Delays could be up to an hour on I-84 near milepost 53.
    — Rosemarie Stein, OregonLive.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • LA 397 at milepost 9 is closed due to water across the roadway.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • The lanes had been closed because of a crash at milepost 173, according to ADOT.
    — The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
  • And some of those mileposts stand out as more important than most.
    — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2017
  • The left westbound lane near milepost 57 was also closed, ADOT said.
    — Yihyun Jeong, azcentral, 30 Apr. 2017
  • But each new project in the city marks another milepost on the road to recovery.
    — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Forget the blur of mileposts shoulder-blocked into the rearview mirror.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. close to milepost 31 near Caldwell.
    — idahostatesman, 31 May 2017
  • The freeway is closed near milepost 218, according to ADOT.
    — Molly Duerig, azcentral, 31 Aug. 2019
  • The wreck took place in Marion County near milepost 251.
    — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2020
  • In that area, I-5 is narrowed to a single lane in each direction for two miles between mileposts 9 and 11.
    — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Even so, Thompson passed a milepost of sorts in Thursday night’s loss in Milwaukee.
    — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Perrier’ — on the bottles, T-shirts, race bibs, mileposts.
    — Christine Whitney, The Cut, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The shutdown goes from mileposts 90 to 87, from near the Indian John Hill rest stop to the valley, where motorists gain speed and momentum.
    — Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, 9 Oct. 2018
  • Crews will reroute travel starting at 9 p.m. near milepost 246.
    — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2021
  • So will eastern entrances to the park and the portion of Badwater Road south of Badwater Basin parking area and trail (near the road’s milepost 17).
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Hamlin’s return home marks the next milepost in his recovery.
    — Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • On May 14, a large debris flow slide down to the highway bridge at milepost 49, blocking the roadway and damaging the Spirit Lake outlet Bridge.
    — The Oregonian, oregonlive, 15 July 2023
  • On his way home from the party, Jamie saw a disabled vehicle on westbound I-84 at milepost 31 near the airport in Caldwell.
    — Christina Lords, idahostatesman, 11 Dec. 2017
  • But with most of the year over, Saturday marks a seemingly valid milepost for assessing change.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Coach Greg Vanney believes the race for a playoff berth doesn’t truly begin until the final 10 games of the schedule, and the Galaxy passed that milepost in the draw with Seattle.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Still, the case remains a milepost for a larger discussion of African American English in schools.
    — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
  • On Thursday, the road was temporarily closed after eight-inch cracks developed in the roadway at milepost 12.8.
    — David Pace, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2024
  • The roadway at milepost 12.8 on Teton Pass, has catastrophically failed, and a long term closure is expected.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 June 2024

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