lorry

Example Sentences

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The lorry had departed from the Malian town of Telhandek but veered away from its intended route, the governor's statement said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

On 27 June 2025, while on duty in an unmarked car, Surrey PC Jay Wakefield saw a crash involving a car and a lorry on the A281 in Shermanbury in West Sussex.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Officers had become suspicious of how he was driving his lorry, which was carrying 28 pallets of underwear and clothing, and they x-rayed it at the port.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

His story was that while awaiting his asylum decision he hitched a lift in a lorry that he thought was taking him to Manchester, but found himself back in France.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

On the tarmac, a lorry was repairing the bomb craters, filling them in with gravel.

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