tow truck
noun
: a truck with winches and hoist mechanisms for freeing stuck vehicles and towing wrecked or disabled vehicles
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According to the indictment, Nunez used his own Dodge tow truck to tow a government vehicle that had been placed to block the woman's car to prevent her from escaping during an immigrant enforcement operation.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
The clip ended with Campbell in a squad car and his pink dirt bike on the back of a tow truck.
—Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
The clip ended with Campbell in a squad car and his pink dirt bike on the back of a tow truck.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025
These first responders were police officers, firefighters, EMTs and tow truck operators.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
The clip ended with Campbell in a squad car and his pink dirt bike on the back of a tow truck.
—Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
The clip ended with Campbell in a squad car and his pink dirt bike on the back of a tow truck.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025
These first responders were police officers, firefighters, EMTs and tow truck operators.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tow truck
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“Tow truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow%20truck. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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