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Examples of bullet train in a Sentence
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This, indeed, has the feel of a financial disaster akin to the state’s bullet train — a disaster of our own making.
—Lewis Wolff, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
The project is touted as the first true high-speed passenger rail line in the nation, designed to reach speeds of 186 mph, comparable to Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains.
—Ken Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Biden are expected to discuss infrastructure projects, including a bullet train line in Texas.
—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
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Word History
First Known Use
1966, in the meaning defined above
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“Bullet train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet%20train. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
bullet train
noun
: a very high-speed passenger train
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