lorry

Example Sentences

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"It happened on a bend and there was a lorry coming the opposite way so I had no choice but to go over it. It was a bit scary."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

He said there was nothing wrong with how the lorry cabs were fixed to the trailer for the journey from Devon to north Wales.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

First it was the farmers and lorry drivers who noticed the impact of war in Iran.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A jury decided only lorry driver Bernard Beeton and David Welham, then aged seven, who had handed in coins they found, should get to keep a share.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

As it crawled up the steep incline, a young man jumped out and ran alongside, carrying a wood block, ready to throw it behind the back tire if the lorry were to roll back.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie