carriages

plural of carriage

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carriages Several carriages were derailed after one train collided with the rear of another between Kafr Ammar and Al-Raqqa stations in Giza, near the capital Cairo, the Egyptian National Railways Authority said in a statement. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026 White carriages drawn by horses are a main tourist attraction in the square. — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 Horse carriages have been part of Central Park for more than 160 years. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 The experience begins in Paris, where passengers will board the train's distinctive midnight blue carriages before settling into their accommodation for the night. — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026 Just over a decade later, one of Bailey’s carriages won a gold medal at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2026 The crash, which occurred in a flat stretch surrounded by olive fields in between the towns of Urda and Los Yébenes, left carriages shredded into bits of metal and other material, scattering debris down a gravel slope. — Joseph Wilson, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026 Cranes helped shift the carriages as police and soldiers helped pick through the wreckage strewn down the gravel slope where at least three train carriages were tossed by the impact. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 The trains involved were operated by AVE and Iryo, according to local media, with at least two carriages said to have fallen down an embankment after the crash. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriages
Noun
  • Its influence eventually spread far beyond carts and chariots.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The 5,398 officially noted burial objects included ceremonial figurines, chariots, pieces of jewelry and artwork, and even piles of food.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Several prominent Democratic victors, including Ohio Governor-elect Amy Acton and Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El‑Sayed, took strong stances against data centers in their winning campaigns.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Given her affiliation with the Democratic Socialists of America, Roy’s stances on litigation involving the Los Angeles Police Department could also depart from her predecessors’.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard leaps between two futuristic taxi cabs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The company also has experience running trucks commercially with empty cabs.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Qigong is a mind-body practice rooted in traditional Chinese medicine that uses slow movements, postures and breathwork to improve the flow of energy through the body, mind and spirit.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Over five years, Wex amassed thousands of images of such postures, drawing from her street photography as well as magazines, ads and art history books.
    — Rebecca L. Davis, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And deliveries to the facility will come through Amazon’s Relay logistics network, which relies on dirty diesel rigs and has only barely started to integrate zero-emission 18-wheelers.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • That’s important info for farmers with big implements to run, from fertilizer rigs to seeders.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The 2014 survey examined attitudes toward public stadium funding, not the later Measure C plan; the draft was the Chargers’ account of those findings.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The difference ultimately comes down to the attitudes of the time, with the '70s styling feeling a bit more relaxed.
    — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Carriages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriages. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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