common carrier
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“It would undercut safety and be the opposite of good business, the opposite of fulfilling the common carrier obligation, and the opposite of meeting the congressional commandment to serve the public.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024
As professor Eugene Volokh, one of the originators of the common carrier analogy, explains, what separates entities such as newspapers from entities such as phone companies is whether they produce a “coherent speech product.”
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2024
We cannot stress this enough: No, an Ohio judge did not declare Google a common carrier this week.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2022
Florida and Texas are both, to some extent, relying on the common carrier argument.
From The Verge • Dec. 16, 2021
Their raw material was the hardwood bush; their factory the saw mill; their common carrier the Yankee schooner.
From The Masques of Ottawa by Bridle, Augustus