FREIGHT in a Sentence
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30 example sentences for FREIGHT, such as:
1. The freight is not included in the account.
2. The engine pulled a long line of freight cars.
3. Maybe he came in on a freight, but the brakeman hadn't seen him.
4. 'We'll catch the freight that gets in before twelve,' I told him.
5. The gates were down, and a long train of freight cars was thundering by.
2. The engine pulled a long line of freight cars.
3. Maybe he came in on a freight, but the brakeman hadn't seen him.
4. 'We'll catch the freight that gets in before twelve,' I told him.
5. The gates were down, and a long train of freight cars was thundering by.
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Meanings and Examples of FREIGHT
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freight
n. goods carried by a large vehicle
n. transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
Classic Sentence: (20 in 2 pages)
1 There were a few wagons loading at the freight cars and several mud-splashed buggies with rough-looking strangers at the reins but only two carriages.
2 The sound of wheels roused her from these musings, and leaning behind her shutters she saw the omnibus take up its freight.
3 'We'll catch the freight that gets in before twelve,' I told him.
4 Maybe he came in on a freight, but the brakeman hadn't seen him.
5 Sometimes there were Bohemians from Wilber, or German boys who came down on the afternoon freight from Bismarck.
6 That day they had killed about four thousand cattle, and these cattle had come in freight trains from far states, and some of them had got hurt.
7 The gates were down, and a long train of freight cars was thundering by.
8 He traveled upon the railroad with several other men, hiding in freight cars at night, and liable to be thrown off at any time, regardless of the speed of the train.
9 For some time there was no noise but the grating sound of the spades discharging their freight of mould and gravel.
10 About two o'clock in the morning the raft grounded on the bar two hundred yards above the head of the island, and they waded back and forth until they had landed their freight.
11 When the ferryboat with her wild freight pushed into the stream, nobody cared sixpence for the wasted time but the captain of the craft.
12 I'm the captain and the owner and the mate and the pilot and watchman and head deck-hand; and sometimes I'm the freight and passengers.
13 I fully authorize you at once to assume the command of the Pharaon, and look carefully to the unloading of her freight.
14 The Phoenicians stayed a whole year till they had loaded their ship with much precious merchandise, and then, when they had got freight enough, they sent to tell the woman.
15 I offered to leave my goods in security for payment of my freight: but the captain protested he would not receive one farthing.
Example Sentence:
1 I'm the captain, the pilot, and watchman; and sometimes I'm the freight and passengers.
2 Lots of closing of retail stores and factories only means more declines in freight demand.
3 The freight for the voyage must not exceedï¿¡500 with five per cent. primage.
4 "I'm the captain and the owner and the mate and the pilot and watchman and head deck-hand; and sometimes I'm the freight and passengers."
5 A stretch of firm sands forms a primitive highway for the heavily-laden wagons to freight from the harbor to the town.
6 The freight is not included in the account.
7 This aircraft company deals with freight only; it has no travel service.
8 The new Combi can be used either as a passenger plane, or for transporting freight.
9 Environmental pressures are strengthening the case for waterborne freight.
10 The engine pulled a long line of freight cars.