freight train
Example Sentences
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It felt like a freight train coming at you.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
But when a freight train stalled at a key intersection in the middle of the city, they found themselves stuck on the wrong side of the street for nearly 30 minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
When that freight train leaves the station, you want to jump onboard, especially when it’s starting to pick up speed.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025
In February 2023 a freight train and a passenger train carrying 350 people, headed in opposite directions, were accidentally put on the same track.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025
Adrenaline hit my system like a freight train, and I felt my heart rate double in an instant.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
