lorry

Example Sentences

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The A9 is closed in both directions after a lorry burst into flames.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

On 27 June 2025, while on duty in an unmarked car, Surrey PC Jay Wakefield saw a crash involving a car and a lorry on the A281 in Shermanbury in West Sussex.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The measure is expected to save hauliers around £600 for a typical heavy lorry.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Within a couple of hours, council officers were seen throwing bags of blankets, clothes, food and drink into the back of a refuse lorry.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

He was bigger than a three-ton lorry, with horns the length of my father’s arms and points as sharp as daggers.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba