carriages

plural of carriage

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carriages 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 shifted the carriages as police and soldiers picked through the wreckage strewn down the gravel slope where at least three train carriages were tossed by the impact. — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 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 Seconds later, a southbound train operated by Spain’s national rail company, Renfe, slammed into the carriages. — José Bautista Carlos Barragán José Bautista James McManagan, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 This blatant robbery is the pending bill to ban the 68 Central Park horse carriages. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 The drivers say there's nothing that guarantees they will be made whole for their medallions, horses and carriages. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 In the video, the pair wander through warped train carriages and rooms with no way out, following a mythical creature that is part peacock, part Ouroboros. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 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
  • The group has faced criticism over its stances on various issues, including the wars in Gaza and Iran.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, the crowd came equipped with homemade signs and flags, taking political stances.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The company also has experience running trucks commercially with empty cabs.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There are glistening construction workers and disembodied skirts blowing upwards from the convected wind of subway grates and cabs again, a heat-wave dream loop.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • What’s more, the trendy postures of chic apathy and terminal cool hinder genuine connection for everyone.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But electric trucking has always had a chicken-and-egg problem, and a fleet manager isn’t going to buy trucks that can’t charge on the same routes their diesel rigs already run.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Other new add-ons include a hot shoe unit, a base plate with a 3/8-inch mount for video rigs, and an LCD loupe.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • More broadly, a meta-analysis of over 100 studies found that fear appeals reliably shift attitudes and behavior across health and other domains.
    — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Above 5%, however, attitudes began to shift and yields suddenly starting looking like an attractive entry point, compensating even for the risk of inflation above 3%.
    — Fred Imbert,Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Carriages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriages. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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