lorry

Example Sentences

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While returning from the scene, the rescue team said it came across another broken-down lorry carrying more than 60 people, who had been stranded for three days after a battery failure.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

After the driver was handed over into the care of a nurse, Wakefield took control of the scene and located the lorry driver, who was wandering in shock, and ensured he received medical support.

From BBC • May 26, 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

"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 wanted to go back in time now, to make the lorry unswerve and miss Marcus’s car.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick