streetcar

Example Sentences

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When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Engineering student Mahmoud Bassam, 24, has visited Alexandria just to ride the streetcar "since our tram in Cairo was removed", he told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

With the advent of the electric streetcar, many trolley companies built parks as destinations for their new modes of transport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

In Oklahoma City, the heart of a red state, a 5-mile streetcar line opened downtown in 2018.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

I tried to think of something to say, but the moment passed as our streetcar drew up to our stop on Main Street.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu