commuter

Example Sentences

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In Rahway, N.J., a popular commuter town that’s part of the New York–Newark–Jersey City metropolitan area, the average home was valued at around $310,000 in December 2019.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

At Barcelona's main station Sants, fewer passengers were in the concourse than usual, with the strike following weeks of chaos on the northeastern Catalonia's ageing commuter network, used by hundreds of thousands of people.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The project overseen by the Gateway Development Commission was constructing new tunnels for commuter rail trains to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

But she's made plenty of friends through the university's commuter student network - about 40 from one group chat alone.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

“Easy. They sneak onto a commuter train. The train pulls in. Its doors slide open. Duke, Scruffy, and Nala hop through the doors just as they’re sliding shut.”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein