train off
Example Sentences
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After setting the train off on its way, he would sometimes run to hidden spots along the route and then jump out to scare passengers.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023
Schools that train off campus now say it’s a way to build chemistry, something particularly important in the age of the transfer portal.
From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023
In the same county southeast of Atlanta, the storm appeared to have knocked a freight train off its tracks, officials said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023
What throws the financial train off the track, unsurprisingly, is lavish spending.
From Newsweek • Apr. 7, 2015
And she invariably ended the recital with a note of pride in her voice, as she said: “And I never run my train off the track, and I never lost a single passenger.”
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
