commuter

Example Sentences

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"This is their livelihood, they had mouths to feed, they need to live. As a commuter, I need to understand their situation as well."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

With working from home affecting commuter demand, and shopping increasingly involving mouse clicks rather than footsteps, its city-centre and commuter car parks have had reduced occupancy.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

In Rahway, N.J., a popular commuter town that’s part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City metropolitan area, the average home was valued at around $310,000 in December 2019.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

The project overseen by the Gateway Development Commission was constructing new tunnels for commuter rail trains to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

There is a joke about a commuter who’s on his way to work when he gets a call on his mobile phone from his wife.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker