How to Use light-rail in a Sentence

light-rail

noun
  • When light-rail cars are full, more than half the riders are forced to stand.
    — Randal O'Toole, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The driver told me to go to the end of the line, then take the light-rail.
    — Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • If the current timeline holds, the light-rail line could open by 2033.
    — Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Land along light-rail and certain bus lines will also be up-zoned to allow for buildings up to six and five stories high.
    — Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Townhouses, warehouses and a light-rail station took their place.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Get around using the city’s light-rail, or do as the Danish do and hop on two wheels with the city’s bike-share system.
    — Andrew Richdale, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Here's what to know about light-rail systems and how the Purple Line will operate.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Prior to the officers' arrival, Brown is seen pacing near the light-rail tracks, his right hand wrapped in cloth.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Those incidents included blocking a bus in a narrow street and stopping just in front of a light-rail train’s path.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 10 July 2023
  • The Bronco hit the utility pole shortly thereafter and rolled over at the light-rail station.
    — The Oregonian/oregonlive Public Safety Team, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
  • Lawmakers made changes to the bill, which boosts funding for highways and bars any spending on light-rail expansion.
    — Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2024
  • On the light-rail platform, office workers and transit fans had their cellphones pointed at the track as the trains approached.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • In the nearly two decades since, the light-rail and Moffett’s reach have both spread dramatically.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the trails also will run near three future Purple Line light-rail stations in Maryland.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • Other big stories ➤ Phoenix owes a building owner $4 million for light-rail damages.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The four-stop, subterranean light-rail line was three years behind schedule and $335 million over budget.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • He was taken into custody moments later on the light-rail platform, while Zarutska was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And a light-rail line connecting Johor with Singapore is expected to open by year’s end.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Then there are the light-rail options from Union Station to LAX, which can involve up to four changes.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Additionally, some riders were concerned about the crowded atmosphere on the light-rail trains.
    — Ekasha Sikka, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Zarutska was pronounced dead at the scene, with Brown being taken into custody minutes later on the light-rail platform.
    — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Located right next to the future Grove light-rail station, the existing buildings will be used for city operations.
    — Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
  • San Diego’s trolley is considered the first modern American light-rail system, and the early days saw huge crowds of people ready to ride.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • And the city is following through with plans for a light-rail system, which could eventually include seven lines and carry hundreds of thousands of passengers.
    — Seth Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2014
  • Voters overwhelmingly endorsed the light-rail plan in 2020 as part of Project Connect.
    — Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The strike ended only when a judge forced employees to return, enabling limited bus service to resume on Friday and light-rail trains to return next week.
    — Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Cities like Seattle are expanding light-rail networks that connect neighborhoods once divided by traffic and distance.
    — Chelsea Haney october 25, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Two years before, Charlotte had installed a light-rail system connecting the south side of I-485 to Uptown.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Turnout in Charlotte’s primary came close to doubling results from two years ago as voters cast ballots amid growing national attention around a fatal light-rail stabbing.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • While the effectiveness of this trick varies by city or locale—some places just aren’t as well connected as others—you’ll generally be able to find a local bus, train, metro, light-rail line, ferry or bike-share service.
    — Kaeli Conforti, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

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