public transportation

noun

chiefly US

: a system of trains, buses, etc., that is paid for or run by the government

Examples of public transportation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ticket holders who travel to matches using public transportation (Tri-Rail, Metrorail, Metrobus, Trolley, or Broward County Transit) will receive a $10 food and beverage credit upon arrival at Nu Stadium. —Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026

Anyone attending the protest or planning to be downtown Saturday is strongly encouraged to use public transportation instead of driving. —Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

Given the spike in gasoline prices, ridership on public transportation is likely to rise so a modest increase in fares could be sufficient. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

This reflects the fact that the Los Angeles metro area continues to have the lowest transit ridership per-capita of any of the nation’s top eight public transportation hubs. —James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for public transportation

• acclimatisation
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• acidification
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• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
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• biodegradation
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• bureaucratization