How to Use transportation in a Sentence

transportation

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  • She arranged for the transportation of her furniture to her new apartment.
  • On Monday, less than one month from the first day of school, the board voted to change the district's transportation plan.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 18 July 2024
  • At that point, the man was arrested and held for transportation.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2022
  • But, again, all these spots are well worth the workout, or at the very least, figuring out a plan B for transportation.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Driving is the deadliest of the common forms of transportation, and a leading cause of death for many age groups.
    — Matt McFarland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Trump 2024 flags hang in front yards, and bumper stickers are slapped on golf carts, the main mode of transportation in the community.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • Perhaps Santa's helper swapped the sleigh for a hot air balloon ride as his mode of transportation.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Harris has touted that very work and called EVs the future of transportation.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
  • Ritu Narayan, Zum founder: Zum solves a student transportation problem that has not changed in 80 years.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune Asia, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Check out our picks for the best ski bags and ski roof racks to explore other gear transportation options.
    — Katie Kommer, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Residents will be free to move around the city and utilize other streets and modes of transportation.
    — Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The answer to that worry is more DCFCs along major transportation routes.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Those in need of transportation to a warming center may board any city bus or van and use Code 32 for a free ride to the nearest center.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The storm severed transportation links between New York City and the upstate region.
    — Kristin Chapman, New York Times, 10 July 2023
  • It is also equipped with handles that make transportation a breeze.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
  • They’re made in the US, cutting down on transportation, and are also palm-oil free and vegan.
    — Emily Algar, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • With demand for transportation high and time short, people even crammed into the trunks of taxis, their legs dangling over bumpers.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Its price tag of $1,155 might have been a wallop to Cunningham, whose preferred mode of a transportation was a Biria three-speed bike.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Cedar Rapids scored high in the housing, transportation, and health categories.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024
  • The most powerful rocket in the world Musk believes the Super Heavy-Starship will open a new era in space transportation.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Mariscal starts making her way to the office via her preferred mode of transportation: walking.
    — Jasmine Li, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The school had to provide transportation last year for up to a dozen students without stable housing.
    — Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2023
  • Each piece of the triad has a role: Coaches coach, swimmers swim and parents provide transportation, funds and hugs.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Other forms of transportation were also snarled by the weather.
    — oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Despite those three demerits, the G4 is still a cost-effective mode of transportation for those who’d prefer the shape of a sedan to that of a bubble.
    — Warren Clarke, Car and Driver, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The durable chair has a weight capacity of up to 250 pounds, and its wire-free design allows for easy storage and transportation.
    — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Greenhouse gas emissions caused by the transportation sector make up the largest chunk of the nation’s emissions, and almost all of the fuel used is gasoline.
    — John McCracken, The New Republic, 11 July 2023
  • The family had to walk more than two miles under the scorching sun to escape the area because no transportation was available.
    — Imelda García, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
  • The sales tax in Orange County is 7.75%, which includes a half-cent collected for transportation needs.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The new standard will carry lower limits for the carbon intensity of transportation fuels that can be sold in the state without penalty.
    — Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024

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