Thesaurus / railroad
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
He disappeared into one of the sheds at the end of the railroad.
FRANK MERRIWELL'S CRUISEBURT L. STANDISH
But you'll excuse me if I say that I scarcely expected to have the railroad company's field-manager come and tell me about it.
THE HONORABLE SENATOR SAGE-BRUSHFRANCIS LYNDE
Most of the terminal towns vanished completely when the railroad moved on.
THE LAST AMERICAN FRONTIERFREDERIC L. (FREDERIC LOGAN) PAXSON
Boughton's brigade was on the left of the railroad, and Harland's on the right.
MILITARY REMINISCENCES OF THE CIVIL WAR V2JACOB DOLSON COX
At this time I put up at the Hotel Victoria, near the railroad station.
BIDWELL'S TRAVELS, FROM WALL STREET TO LONDON PRISONAUSTIN BIRON BIDWELL
Let us therefore compare for a moment the railroad costs of the express traffic with the railroad costs of the Postal System.
THE EXPRESS COMPANIES OF THE UNITED STATESBERT BENEDICT
Since my first experience with railroad ties, I have continued to associate them with hunger.
THE RIVER AND IJOHN G. NEIHARDT
They are turned over with the merchandise to the agent of the railroad at the point of destination.
UP TO DATE BUSINESSVARIOUS
Railroad tracks wound in and out with no apparent purpose, dirty freight boats crawled helter-skelter this way and that.
THE HARBORERNEST POOLE
Tell the vaqueros that I am moving my sheep only to take them to the railroad.
BRAND BLOTTERSWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE
WORDS RELATED TO RAILROAD
- abuse
- breach
- crime
- crying shame
- damage
- dirty deal
- discrimination
- encroachment
- favoritism
- grievance
- inequality
- inequity
- infraction
- infringement
- iniquity
- malfeasance
- malpractice
- maltreatment
- miscarriage
- mischief
- negligence
- offense
- onesidedness
- oppression
- outrage
- partiality
- partisanship
- prejudice
- railroad
- ruin
- sellout
- transgression
- trespass
- unfairness
- unjustness
- unlawfulness
- villainy
- violation
- wrong
- wrongdoing
- abuse
- breach
- crime
- crying shame
- damage
- dirty deal
- discrimination
- encroachment
- favoritism
- grievance
- inequality
- inequity
- infraction
- infringement
- iniquity
- malfeasance
- malpractice
- maltreatment
- miscarriage
- mischief
- negligence
- offense
- onesidedness
- oppression
- outrage
- partiality
- partisanship
- prejudice
- railroad
- ruin
- sellout
- transgression
- trespass
- unfairness
- unjustness
- unlawfulness
- villainy
- violation
- wrong
- wrongdoing
- bear down
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- coerce
- constrain
- dragoon
- egg on
- encourage
- exert influence
- expedite
- fire up
- go to town on
- goad
- goose
- hurry
- impel
- influence
- inspire
- jolly
- key up
- kid
- lean on
- motivate
- oblige
- overpress
- persuade
- pour it on
- press
- pressure
- prod
- push around
- put the screws to
- put up to
- railroad
- sell on
- speed
- speed up
- spur
- squeeze
- steamroll
- strong-arm
- turn on
- bear down
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- coerce
- constrain
- dragoon
- egg on
- encourage
- exert influence
- expedite
- fire up
- go to town on
- goad
- goose
- hurry
- impel
- influence
- inspire
- jolly
- key up
- kid
- lean on
- motivate
- oblige
- overpress
- persuade
- pour it on
- press
- pressure
- prod
- push around
- put the screws to
- put up to
- railroad
- sell on
- speed
- speed up
- spur
- squeeze
- steamroll
- strong-arm
- turn on
- bear down
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- coerce
- constrain
- dragoon
- egg on
- encourage
- exert influence
- expedite
- fire up
- go to town on
- goad
- goose
- hurry
- impel
- influence
- inspire
- jolly
- key up
- kid
- lean on
- motivate
- oblige
- overpress
- persuade
- pour it on
- press
- pressure
- prod
- push around
- put the screws to
- put up to
- railroad
- sell on
- speed
- speed up
- spur
- squeeze
- steamroll
- strong-arm
- turn on
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