underground railroad
Example Sentences
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It was far closer than the Underground Railroad leading to the northern states or Canada.
From Los Angeles Times
Between 3,000 and 5,000 enslaved people escaped from the United States to Mexico before the Mexican-American War, viewing Mexico as a more accessible refuge than the northern Underground Railroad.
From Los Angeles Times
KCK also became a major stop on the underground railroad, escaped slaves gaining freedom the instant they crossed the river into Kansas, an abolitionist state.
“Think how you’ll grieve for all you’ll leave behind,” she sings to a herd of otters, koalas, flamingos, giraffes, bunnies and kangaroos fleeing Oz for the safety of the Yellow Brick Underground Railroad.
From Los Angeles Times
Robotaxis are set to become the newest cog in a centuries-old transport machine that includes many services that were groundbreaking in their day, such as the world’s first underground railroad and its first regulated taxi service.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
