lorry

Example Sentences

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The school minibus was returning from a trip to London when it was collision with a lorry on the M40 near Warwick.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"We may have to go into town or somewhere safer," said Issa Diayri, 31, a truck driver waiting in a roadside garage, his lorry idle for lack of deliveries from Iran.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

The Metropolitan Police said officers believed Boakye, 21, was smuggled out of the UK in a lorry after he absconded while in police custody on 15 February.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

When donors pooled around $750,000 to upgrade the waxing, the team welcomed Yolanda, a custom-built lorry with eight work stations, binders of waxing data, more than 600 skis and a snack table filled with cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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