How to Use tow in a Sentence

tow

1 of 2 verb
Definition of townext
Synonyms for townext
  • The car was towed to the nearest garage after the accident.
  • The police towed my car because it was parked illegally.
  • The Cessna was towed to the side of the runway and left there.
    — Arturo Torres, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Need to tow a Hobie Cat to the lake once or twice a year?
    — Kyle Hyatt, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Instead, the men hired a person in a truck to tow the SUV out of the mud, rangers said.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
  • The plan was to wait until high tide to tow the whale out to deep water and sink the body.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • According to 7News, two cars were towed from the crime scene.
    — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • For fishing, boats tow trawl nets along the sea floor, which can damage the wrecks.
    — Darren Incorvaia, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Those owned by the Forest Service were towed in, Morse said.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Of note, the park closes at 11 p.m. and cars left parked are subject to towing.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Shortly after, Sonny Lord passed through and was able to tow the boat and its crew to shore.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2022
  • Bruneau says the machine is beefy enough to tow someone on a tube or even a water ski.
    — WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The vessel had been abandoned for 12 days after the attack, though plans had been made to try and tow the ship to a safe port.
    — TIME, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Cars parked on the highways around downtown will also be towed.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2024
  • At sea, landings occur on a barge-like drone ship that is towed to the general area.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Police have not followed up to tow the car or process it for evidence, the woman said.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The vessel, known as the Dali, will be towed back into the harbor and docked for a damage assessment.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Not that there was much towing going on anyway in 2020.
    — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Cedillo’s last car was towed after it was rear-ended in Modesto.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Ford had taken the men to a rail yard to prove to them that an electric truck had the power to tow more than 1 million pounds of train carriage.
    — Wired, 28 July 2022
  • The Maverick is part of a new segment that includes the Hyundai Santa Cruz, which costs $4,000 more but can tow more, too.
    — Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • One thing that will go the other way with the new LC is towing capacity.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Vehicle recovery Many vehicles were towed to the side of the roads to clear them.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
  • And Here’s Why Kwon was towing fuel, which might seem like a large amount of extra cargo.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
  • So Marcia Williams called the sheriff’s office and spoke with Kathy Maurchie, who looked up the towing records.
    — Thomas Lake, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2023
  • On Tuesday, several semi-trucks got stuck on I-20 and had to be rescued by the group who showed up with about 30 Jeeps to help tow the trucks.
    — Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
  • This timepiece tows the perfect balance between past and present.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Soon enough, the fire was extinguished, and the ship was towed to a port on the coast of the Netherlands, as reported by CleanTechnica.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Plans to tow the ship to a safe port never materialized.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Cars parked for more than 72 hours risk being ticketed or towed, even if there are no signs posted.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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tow

2 of 2 noun
  • Now, the 35-year-old farmer quickly goes out to do his chores — with a gun in tow.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • For the full tour, island hop by ferry with your bike in tow.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The twins came back from high school in the afternoon, often with friends in tow.
    — Werner Herzog, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Loyal dog in tow, the three wind shoreside through the country.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Surely, with this knowledge in tow, the GOP won’t make the same mistake again.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Tennant then took to the stage clad in a kilt with Bark Ruffalo in tow.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The duo stood on a curb surrounded by shopping bags and their dog in tow.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Bring lunch or snacks, make sure there are plenty of games in tow, and keep the tunes playing all day long.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Groups of friends and families claimed their spots on the lawn with blankets, chairs, food and pets in tow.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
  • According to the federal complaint, the Boron man showed up at the home of the 21-year-old, two bags of guns in tow.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
  • That’s where their survivor found him, her voices in tow.
    — Ishmael Reed, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The crew of the Moonlight cut the Ironton’s tow line, leaving the ship adrift a few miles north of Shipwreck Alley.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Off-screen, with his chain in tow, Mescal continued to wear shorts on the shorter side, too.
    — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 8 Apr. 2021
  • To avoid colliding with the disabled steamer, the Ironton cut the tow line.
    — Erin Berge, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Casey White and Vicky White drove out of the motel in the Cadillac and law enforcement followed in tow.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • His wife, with the kids in tow, plans tohead to Mexico to stay with her parents for now.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
  • With a 0-3 record in tow, the ship heads back to the UW Field House for two duals against ranked opponents during the next few days.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
  • As Shiv storms out of the apartment with her brothers in tow, both Mattson and the Roys prepare for a showdown.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 May 2023
  • Don't even think about packing your bags without one of these game-changers in tow.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Residents from all walks of life packed the quaint seaside town’s streets, flowers in tow.
    — Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2023
  • As Sheppard recalled in her diary, the troupe left the hotel with the mob still in tow and walked to the railroad stop, where the choir began to sing a hymn.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
  • While Julia handles the maintenance issue at home, the kids head to the boardwalk with Sky in tow.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 July 2023
  • After two weeks of waiting, she was allowed to travel to Cairo with her 3-year-old son, Bakr, in tow.
    — Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Instead of leaving the bag of food, she can be seen taking a package off the porch and walking back to her car with both items in tow.
    — Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Swift was in the house Sunday for the second weekend in the row (this time with some fellow celeb friends in tow) to cheer on the tight end as his team took on the New York Jets.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Parents keen to experience a city break with kids in tow might want to jet off to Toronto.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2023
  • So likes this multisport trailer to bike around with her two kiddos in tow.
    — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Many have spouses and kids and their respective sniffles in tow.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Just before 10:00, Amy — with Sara in tow — headed home to see if Ricky was finally there.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 10 May 2023
  • The company added that Starbucks Rewards members who visit stores with a clean, personal cup in tow will earn 25 stars and 10 cents off their drinks.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024

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