How to Use roadside in a Sentence

roadside

noun
Definition of roadsidenext
  • Many are believed to have died in their homes or on the roadside.
    — Declan Walsh Andrea Bruce, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The pipeline runs to a roadside tank, and the water is trucked to a bottling plant.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The Ford rolled over onto its right side and came to a rest in the eastbound roadside.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2022
  • He was driven to a roadside cafe, where he was made to strip naked.
    — James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • She’s also been known to brake for a too-good-to-pass-by roadside find.
    — Kelly Ryan Kegans, Country Living, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The pipeline runs to a roadside tank, and some of the water is trucked to a bottling plant.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
  • This is the kind of unique roadside stop that's essential for a quirky road trip.
    — Robin Soslow, Chron, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Pull over at the bevy of rock-and-brass roadside historic markers.
    — Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Massey’s has the alarming, ramshackle charm of a roadside stand that rents Uzis.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Services were held in the roadside church where Aithel Aiken was the pastor.
    — Thomas McGuane, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Vast sweeps of this flower bloom each spring on roadsides, banks, and fields.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Which is how Mona comes to pull up at the roadside where Julia sells her baked goods, and to buy up her whole stock.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 29 May 2023
  • Here, the snow had been cleared into pebbly heaps by the roadside and then blackened by the diesel fumes.
    — ELLE, 20 Oct. 2022
  • In the video taken by the roadside, Obumseli and the bystander ask Clenney to breathe and relax.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Forgas was thrown toward the roadside in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Tree-of-heaven thrives in soil that has been disturbed, such as along roadsides.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 20 June 2023
  • Summer is high season for the hot dog, from backyard grills to ballparks to the finest roadside joints.
    — J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The area appears rural, with a roadside restaurant, some privates homes and a small strip of stores.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Here's a full itinerary with all the best views and strange roadside attractions to stop for.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Another victim lay face down in a small grove by the roadside.
    — Grant Peck, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The girl and her mother left the vehicle and ran toward the roadside; when the pickup hit the Jeep, the girl was pinned between it and the snowbank.
    — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The men were found fighting in a roadside ditch and both sustained minor injuries.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The trip takes about 20 hours and the roadside motel options for a midway stop are less than desirable.
    — Anne Roderique-Jones, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024
  • As his coffin was driven to the church, local residents knelt in the puddles that pooled along the roadside.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Huge craters gaped on the roadside; factories lay in ruins.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • As spring blooms sprout along North Texas roadsides, pollen counts soar, Sharma explained.
    — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • This will connect you to AAA roadside assistance provider who can send help.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2023
  • And as the torch began moving across the country, people filled roadsides and highway shoulders just to catch glimpses of it.
    — Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
  • However, countless kittens don’t find homes and are left alone in shelters, on roadsides, or in the wild.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
  • The driver, identified in a police report as Negrete-Avina, eventually pulled over near the popular Casa de Fruta roadside market and rest stop.
    — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024

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