iron horse
Example Sentences
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"The iron horse wants to run," a sign reads, alongside a phrase in English: "We want to be back on track."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
She points to an iron horse on an utility box, quickly adding the direction of the face and handle may someday need to be changed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
The lung, which he called his "old iron horse", allowed him to breathe.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2024
I’d hop on the iron horse, the rickety A.K. delivery bike, and head up to the mid-century white-brick apartment building on Third Avenue where he lived.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 5, 2017
The iron horse still rumbled through the tunnel when she woke.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
