How to Use public transit in a Sentence

public transit

noun
  • Who knew that the pains of public transit could get even worse?
    — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Crime on public transit is rare.
    — Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
  • It must be viewed and treated as part of public transit – full stop.
    — Jennifer Jacobs Dungs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The protest snarled public transit.
    — Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • Since there’s not much in the way of public transit, driving is your best bet.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But their apartment is far from public transit.
    — Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • That may sound like a small thing, but fare evasion is linked to crime on public transit.
    — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the crimes took place in schools — about a tenth of the total — or on public transit.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • What if your child is commuting across a city by public transit on their own?
    — Maren Thomas Bannon, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • And this design flaw is changing the way those who live here use public transit.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • Now that kids are back in school, many are returning to public transit to get there.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Roughly half of the area’s workers take public transit to get there.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2021
  • Williams said people might not feel safe or that public transit doesn’t bring them close enough to their homes.
    — Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Getting a free ride on public transit is pretty cool.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This, plus lack of public transit, means rental cars are the easiest way to get around.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2021
  • So do some of the customers, many of whom walk to the food pantry or arrive on public transit.
    — Mitch Smith, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • All 67 of the state’s counties have some kind of public transit.
    — Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2025
  • And if there’s a sporting event or concert, take public transit.
    — Julia Viele, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
  • True, public transit here always has had its issues.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
  • That’s more than 3 hours a day waiting for and sitting stuck on public transit.
    — Ben Kallos, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • Masks will also be required for public transit from planes and buses to ships and taxis.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2022
  • The bill over-favors cars and highways at the expense of rail and public transit.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Heller asked her about taking public transit while growing up in the Bronx.
    — André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Billions for our public schools and public transit.
    — Senator Ed Markey, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The changes have led to some confusion among riders of public transit.
    — Skylar Woodhouse, Bloomberg.com, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Ho said her experience has left her afraid to ride public transit.
    — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • On the front lines of the nation’s public transit challenges are workers.
    — New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Each city would spark demand for new schools, hospitals, roads and public transit.
    — Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Here’s what that could mean for public transit in 2022 and beyond.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Not to mention the solar panels on the parking garage and free public transit to games.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023

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