How to Use mass transit in a Sentence

mass transit

noun
  • People are urged to car pool, telecommute or use mass transit.
    — Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • But the slime molds aren’t just good at designing mass transit.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 5 Apr. 2018
  • People were urged to car pool, telecommute or use mass transit.
    — Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
  • It is meant to be a neighborhood park that users can walk to or take mass transit.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • Commerce will thrive as taxis and scooter rentals fill the gap left by mass transit.
    — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2022
  • On day four, mass transit, oil, aid to the states—not essential.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
  • How much will New York City mass transit fares rise?
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The task force said that none of the fees should be charged until mass transit repairs are made.
    — CBS News, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Same goes for mass transit, buses and trains might be shut down or rerouted around protest routes.
    — Jess Grey, Wired, 3 June 2020
  • So many of our employees have gone to mass transit or to Uber.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 June 2022
  • In fact, in many cities, mass transit is the best and most cost-effective way to get around.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • And one way to do that is to pour more money into old-fashioned mass transit.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Sheehy was advised to avoid taking mass transit for the next few days.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Much of her work aims to make mass transit more enticing for commuters.
    — Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The bill could have had large effects in large coastal areas across the state that are ringed by mass transit.
    — Liam Dillon, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • People are skeptical of mass transit and want their own cars.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 16 June 2020
  • Does that mean long-standing efforts to expand mass transit will take a back seat?
    — Rob Wile, miamiherald, 27 Feb. 2018
  • The funds from the tolling plan are earmarked for mass transit improvements.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The hope for mass transit isn’t dead in southeast Michigan — yet.
    — Bill Laitner and Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2018
  • The plan also call for $25 billion per year for a decade to fund mass transit.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Despite the slow starts, the state’s mass transit systems have taken off.
    — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 10 June 2018
  • Fans should use mass transit due to extensive street closures.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
  • Lisa likes being able to walk to the grocery store and having access to mass transit.
    — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The mass transit system is a godsend; Fawcett doesn’t have a car and doesn’t need one to get around.
    — Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 7 July 2024
  • The jump in gas prices could prove to be a litmus test for Metro and mass transit in general.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • While mass transit won't be cheap in some cities, others are determined to not burden the fans.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Without mass transit, that means students must have a car that can make the trip, often over wintry roads.
    — David Jesse, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Part of the fun of attending a sporting event can be taking mass transit with other fans.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Fear of the virus has persuaded millions of drivers to forgo mass transit and get in their cars.
    — Jeffrey Bair, Bloomberg.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • There must be a way to have a smooth-running mass transit system here, at least from morning rush hour into the evening.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026

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