Examples of bullet train in a Sentence
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Biden are expected to discuss infrastructure projects, including a bullet train line in Texas.
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
On the north coast of Honshu Island, scenically hugging the coastline of the Sea of Japan and just a bullet train ride from Tokyo, Ishikawa Prefecture is a hidden gem amongst the better-known of Japan's tourist destinations.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Also with China’s help, Southeast Asia’s first bullet train began operating in Indonesia in October 2023 following years of setbacks and delays, connecting the capital Jakarta with Bandung in West Java, one of the country’s biggest cities and a significant arts and cultural hub.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Its existence is a breakthrough — Whoosh is the first bullet train in Southeast Asia.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
And, oh, who’s that guy Brad Pitt just brushed past aboard a bullet train?
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
France and Germany have agreed to launch a new route using France’s maglev bullet train, TGV, to whisk travelers between Paris and Berlin via Strasbourg in seven hours.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2024
California bullet trains: Full steam ahead? Money talks, and last week, the federal government had about 6 billion things to say about high-speed rail projects in California.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
But bullet trains have been blamed by transportation analysts for killing off service to smaller towns, especially in France and Spain.
—Taras Grescoe, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024
Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
On the north coast of Honshu Island, scenically hugging the coastline of the Sea of Japan and just a bullet train ride from Tokyo, Ishikawa Prefecture is a hidden gem amongst the better-known of Japan's tourist destinations.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Also with China’s help, Southeast Asia’s first bullet train began operating in Indonesia in October 2023 following years of setbacks and delays, connecting the capital Jakarta with Bandung in West Java, one of the country’s biggest cities and a significant arts and cultural hub.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Its existence is a breakthrough — Whoosh is the first bullet train in Southeast Asia.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
And, oh, who’s that guy Brad Pitt just brushed past aboard a bullet train?
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
France and Germany have agreed to launch a new route using France’s maglev bullet train, TGV, to whisk travelers between Paris and Berlin via Strasbourg in seven hours.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2024
California bullet trains: Full steam ahead? Money talks, and last week, the federal government had about 6 billion things to say about high-speed rail projects in California.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
But bullet trains have been blamed by transportation analysts for killing off service to smaller towns, especially in France and Spain.
—Taras Grescoe, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024
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“Bullet train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet%20train. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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