bullet train
Example Sentences
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The tradition-steeped city, just a couple of hours from Tokyo on the bullet train, is famed for its kimono-clad geisha performers and increasingly crowded Buddhist temples.
From Barron's
“Half His Age” first began percolating when McCurdy was 24, riding a bullet train on a solo trip in Japan.
From Los Angeles Times
Though Florida’s Brightline train between Orlando and Miami isn’t a bullet train—it maxes out at Amtrak-like 125 mph—it’s been giving “higher speed” rail a bad rep.
But the silent engine isn’t a bullet train.
From Barron's
But the silent engine isn’t a bullet train.
From Barron's
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