Example Sentences

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The show’s title refers not to an era but to the great American supertrain of the 1930s, on which Lily and Oscar meet again after a long estrangement.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2015

This track was about survival, not records, and woe to the skater unable to block out the noise of the TGV supertrain from Lyons rushing by on tracks 600 ft. from the north curve.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pulled and pushed by eight diesel engines, a supertrain of 450 coal cars moved over 47 miles of N. & W. track to set a freight-train record for U.S. railroads.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same technology used to create the The Lord of the Rings wretch brings this supertrain adventure to life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Any motorist caught at a grade crossing had to wait ten minutes for the supertrain to pass.

From Time Magazine Archive