tow

Example Sentences

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When Franyelis Parra arrived at an airport check-in counter just before midnight with her two children in tow, she believed she might finally be able to leave the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The fourth was left to confront a frenzied media scrum alone, small children in tow, with the knowledge she could be next.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

On Sept. 29, 2020, Nancy Iskander was crossing the street in Westlake Village with her sons, 5, 8 and 11 years old, in tow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Her body was found in the vehicle after it had been taken to a tow yard, following an official report that it had been abandoned.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

They will tow it to Alexandria harbor and load it onto a larger boat.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman