metro

Example Sentences

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She explained there are metro area plans that could have been leveraged into action like the 34th Street Busway in New York City or more express bus lanes on New Jersey highways.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

More than 41,000 people - including almost 4,500 children - sheltered underground in the Kyiv metro overnight, a record number in recent years, the metro company said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The place was something to behold: 300 acres, more than 25,000 employees, and 12 European-style “towns”—Paris, Luxembourg, and others—connected by a miniature train modeled on the Shenzhen metro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Paris tram lines were halted, several metro stations shut and bus traffic halted in places in bid to minimise disturbances.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

It took an hour to get there, and by now I was up near the Ocala National Forest, not really even the Orlando metro area anymore.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green