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public transportation

NOUN

public transit service

Synonyms

WEAK

LRT busline light rail mass transit metro rail rapid transit railway rapid transit subway urban transportation service

Example Sentences

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“I’m immensely proud of the hard work to reinvent the public transportation of Los Angeles.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Workers are also being urged to switch to fans and to take public transportation to cut the use of fuel.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

US President Donald Trump's decision to let Russia deliver the oil avoids a confrontation with Moscow and provides temporary relief to a country that has endured blackouts, fuel rationing and dwindling public transportation.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

We went back and forth several times until he realized that we lived on Long Island and there was no public transportation for me to get to work.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Mama was in no shape for public transportation, and I felt rather shaky myself.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon