How to Use bullet train in a Sentence

bullet train

noun
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  • Shinkansen, Japan’s bullet train, is the best way to get there.
    — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2018
  • Think of this as a bailout for California’s over-budget bullet train.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
  • The bullet train to Shanghai takes less than an hour, perfect for weekend getaways with Carter.
    — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 14 June 2019
  • China China’s expanding network of bullet trains is such an important change.
    — Paul Brady, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2018
  • California’s bullet train provides a miniature model of the Green New Deal.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2019
  • Ideally, a Japanese-style U.S. bullet train would zoom at 200 mph.
    — Deroy Murdock, National Review, 7 June 2019
  • And, oh, who’s that guy Brad Pitt just brushed past aboard a bullet train?
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • And all of them riding a non-stop bullet train in Japan.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The exception to this rule is the high-speed bullet trains.
    — Allan Richarz, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2020
  • About a third of bullet trains in Nagano were submerged.
    — Julie Zaugg and Chie Kobayashi, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Transfers to the different rivers will be made via the TGV bullet train, one of the fastest trains in the world.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2022
  • Take the case of a Shinkansen bullet train driver who left the cockpit to use the bathroom on May 16.
    — Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 20 May 2021
  • The project aims to emulate the Shinkansen bullet train, which runs through Japan at speeds of about 200 mph.
    — Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Yukawa even went so far as to ask his assistant to book a seat on the bullet train for him.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
  • And all of them riding a nonstop bullet train in Japan.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 June 2022
  • The government created most of the snow venues from scratch and built a bullet train to get there from the city.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • It is set in Japan and takes place entirely on a bullet train.
    — Diep Tran, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Koji boards the bullet train to get revenge on the person who harmed his son.
    — Diep Tran, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Items fell off shelves and cars in a bullet train derailed, with no injuries.
    — Peter Landers, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
  • In a sweet moment, Ben and his dad smile together in front of a bullet train.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • That means the Central Valley link has the green light and is projected to see a bullet train by 2030.
    — Susanne Ruststaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
  • The California bullet train has pushed for a big piece of the money.
    — Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Do that and continue to master a changeup and the fast track to the majors might be more like a bullet train.
    — Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2022
  • On the other hand, Newsom’s bullet train request was nowhere to be found.
    — John Myers Sacramento Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The flights at the center of the film are vertiginously twisty, but the drama is a bullet train on a rigid track.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 May 2022
  • Get on the bullet train heading out of Tokyo, the disembodied voice on his phone tells him.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Highways and the bullet train were rushed to completion.
    — New York Times, 22 July 2021
  • Can bighorns, a bullet train and a huge solar farm coexist in the Mojave Desert?
    — Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Rising Bullet Train Fares: China is taking the rare step of sharply increasing fares for riders on four major bullet train lines, in its broadest move to address rising costs and heavy debts..
    — Vivian Wang, New York Times, 25 May 2024

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