How to Use semitruck in a Sentence

semitruck

noun
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  • The crash led to the semitruck going off the side of the west side of the bridge.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The largest of its shelters was big enough to fit a semitruck.
    — Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
  • When that is full, Daniel will drive the short distance in the Bays semitruck to the huller.
    — Mike Sager, Esquire, 25 Feb. 2015
  • The name of the semitruck driver has not yet been released.
    — Natalie Weber, Houston Chronicle, 28 June 2019
  • The semitruck then veered off the road and came to stop in a private driveway off the highway.
    — Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Photos from the scene show a burgundy SUV, with the driver’s side wrapped around the front of the semitruck.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The plan was for Dr. Kemp and his friend to bring a semitruck up as close as possible to us.
    — John Jeremiah Sullivan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The semitruck and trailer overturned onto their right side and struck the man.
    — Cathy Locke, sacbee, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The cause of the crash is not yet known, Stewart said, along with the condition of the semitruck driver.
    — Amir Vera and Amanda Musa, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
  • That's enough cookies to fill a semitruck each day, as Tulliani-Zen likes to say.
    — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2022
  • The driver of the semitruck was not injured, according to the report.
    — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2021
  • The comet was around 50 feet (15 meters) in diameter — about the length of a semitruck, NASA said.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 Dec. 2020
  • There were no signs of impairment on the semitruck driver.
    — Ayana Hamilton, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The driver of the semitruck, who is 69, had moderate injuries.
    — Madeline Holcombe and Eric Levenson, CNN, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Police did not say whether the driver of the semitruck broke any laws during the incident.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Authorities made contact with 29 of the people who had been in the semitruck.
    — Fox News, 7 May 2021
  • There were just so many cars and semitrucks with so much momentum behind them.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • The coroner’s report said Smith was most likely hit in the head by the mirror of a passing semitruck in July 2015.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 24 June 2021
  • The Department of Public Safety said a semitruck and trailer both caught on fire, but the cause is unknown at the time.
    — Serena O'Sullivan, azcentral, 6 July 2019
  • The winds caused a semitruck on U.S. Highway 151 to roll onto its side, killing the driver, in eastern Iowa, state patrol said.
    — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The driver and passenger of the semitruck were not injured and remained on scene, police said.
    — Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Rylie Secrest was found in the back of a semitruck in Wyoming, authorities announced.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The driver of the semitruck was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, Graves said.
    — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The driver of the semitruck called police after witnessing the two cars collide near 2100 S. Frontage Rd.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2021
  • The Jeep then hit a second semitruck that was going north on I-65, Smiley said, and the driver and three passengers in the Jeep were ejected from the car.
    — Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Early Friday morning, a semitruck full of hay rolled over on the transition ramp from Loop 202.
    — Ayana Hamilton arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Alejandro’s friend loaned him a semitruck to shuttle one container at a time to the border.
    — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 27 July 2020
  • The winds also caused a semitruck in Iowa to roll onto its side, killing the driver, state patrol officers said.
    — Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Officials arranged for a semitruck to provide toilets for the crowds.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • The driver of the semitruck and a passenger were not injured, according to police.
    — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 25 Apr. 2020

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