How to Use bullet train in a Sentence

bullet train

noun
  • Shinkansen, Japan’s bullet train, is the best way to get there.
    — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2018
  • Even the shinkansen, Japan’s famed bullet train, doesn’t come here.
    — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2017
  • Sky hit the bullet train knees in the corner and went up top for the moonsault.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Items fell off shelves and cars in a bullet train derailed, with no injuries.
    — Peter Landers, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
  • So, a ride on this bullet train is well worth it—for foodies and fangirls alike.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 June 2018
  • 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
  • It is set in Japan and takes place entirely on a bullet train.
    — Diep Tran, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • And now a bullet train that will speed through Japan at up to 200 mph.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 23 May 2018
  • Koji boards the bullet train to get revenge on the person who harmed his son.
    — Diep Tran, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The fact that this bullet train can drive itself is remarkable enough.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
  • These won’t be the high-speed bullet trains that dart across Europe and Asia.
    — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
  • That’s when a sleek, silver, oversized high-speed bullet train arrives on the scene.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Iyo rallied the fans in Riyadh and hit a bullet train attack for a nearfall.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • In a sweet moment, Ben and his dad smile together in front of a bullet train.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • Board the Shinkansen bullet train for a high-speed journey to Kyoto.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The mobile prayer rooms were to be placed near Gangneung bullet train stations.
    — Dara Elasfar, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2018
  • But the second point is the speed of transport links, notably the bullet trains between cities.
    — The Economist, 21 June 2018
  • 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
  • First, get the DMV working right and the botched bullet train rolling.
    — George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
  • Many of these flights could be replaced by train trips upon the full completion of the bullet train project.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • China's 350kmph driverless bullet train should be top of your list.
    — CNN, 16 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • Of course, quick travel from Rome to Barcelona takes a little more than a bullet train ride.
    — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • The California bullet train has pushed for a big piece of the money.
    — Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Get on the bullet train heading out of Tokyo, the disembodied voice on his phone tells him.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Meanwhile, Japan's bullet train opened in 1964.
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • To catch up with the ship, which would soon dock in Shenzen, Viking arranged for our group to take a bullet train.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
  • One major recipient has been the state’s much-troubled bullet train project.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • 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

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