commute

Example Sentences

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Its Soviet-era power grid already needed upgrades before the blockade; now without fuel, Cubans can’t commute to work or school.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Patterson has been working remotely since the pandemic and estimates he is saving $200 in gas each month by skipping the commute.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

In the produce aisle, Jose Zamora said he wouldn’t mind a studio—it would spare him a 50-mile round-trip daily commute from Vallejo, where he lives with his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Unable to afford bus fares on top of everything else, she cycles to and from the Overground as part of her daily commute.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The quick commute was one of the small graces they could appreciate, as it gave them just that little bit of extra time after the quitting horn sounded.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield