How to Use big rig in a Sentence

big rig

noun
  • The big rig then landed on its side on top of the sedan.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Part of the big rig was also on its side, and its front end was damaged.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • The driver of the big rig got out of the truck on his own and was not injured.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Exactly what led up to the big rig crash is unclear.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • One of the vehicles involved in the crash was a big rig that leaked oil.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • The big rig did not stay at the scene, and police have not located it.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The big rig struck a guardrail and overturned, blocking both westbound lanes.
    — Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • Cars regularly overheat, big rigs catch fire on the side of the road.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
  • The cardboard struck a Ford pickup when the big rig overturned.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The second big rig's cab then flipped over and crashed into the center divide area.
    — Cecilio Padilla february 5, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Uribe said the collision left the driver of the big rig with minor injuries to his left hand.
    — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
  • Smaller trucks, like box trucks, will be charged $24, while big rigs will rack up a $36 base fee.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Aurora sees a bright future for testing out its self-driving big rigs.
    — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
  • The mechanics travel from city to city with the trucks, which are transported on big rigs.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The big rig’s driver could not stop in time to avoid the fatal crash, Zuniga said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
  • Their big rigs ferry food, fuel and countless other goods around the country.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Photos of the collision show the big rig with its back end on the road and its nose down the hilly yard, just feet from the house.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • My big rig has keyboards going back to 1970 right through today.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Gusts toppled five big rigs, temporarily snarling traffic, and dozens more pulled over to wait out the wind.
    — Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some expensive electric big rigs have already hit the market.
    — Nadia Lopez, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • Callers reported the 53-foot-long big rig went off the right side of the freeway and down the hill.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Footage also showed a white vehicle pinned under a big rig with severe damage to the front.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • In December, gusty winds toppled at least five big rig trucks on I-8.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Four other vehicles besides the big rig were involved, Purl said.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
  • The trucking industry has complained for years that there is a dire shortage of workers willing to drive big rigs.
    — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Turns out, towing a big rig with a pipe and chain is neither legal nor safe, according to officials.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Exactly what led up to the big rig jackknifing is unclear, but the connector was blocked.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But labor unions and safety experts warn driverless big rigs could threaten jobs and public safety.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • The van was on its side, and the front of the semi was mangled as the big rig and its load lay in a ditch by the highway, partially on its side.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The big rig, a Walmart truck, overturned shortly before noon in the middle of the eastbound deck.
    — Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023

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