How to Use tow truck in a Sentence

tow truck

noun
  • The cops dragged him out and put him in the back of his tow truck.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Only a large tow truck was able to get them back on the road.
    — Jeff Kirik, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The shot missed his head and went through the rear window of the tow truck.
    — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2021
  • As Sides hauls Brown back to shore, the tow truck starts pulling.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2022
  • Lewis was waiting for a tow truck because his car had two flat tires.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 10 July 2020
  • The man was able to get a ride from the scene and, later, called for a tow truck.
    — cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Peabody police and fire and a tow truck were also called to the scene.
    — Sabrina Schnur, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2019
  • And the tow truck went flying through the air as both boys giggled.
    — Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
  • And no one wants their trip to end at the side of the road, waiting for a tow truck.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • All lanes were open, but drivers were advised to watch out for tow trucks.
    — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, 6 June 2018
  • The body shops then shared some of the profits with the tow truck drivers.
    — Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Just across the street, fans had claimed an enormous yellow tow truck as their own.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 14 June 2026
  • Finally, a tow truck had to come and pull the van out and turn it on its side.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
  • And so Casper watched the tow truck drive off with her home of three years hooked to the back.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Officers called a tow truck to help Pan get off of the tracks.
    — Emma Steele, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Ryan pulled out his cell phone to call for a tow truck in Eugene to come get them.
    — Thallman, oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The man who drove the tow truck had a patch on his shirt that said gene in cursive letters.
    — Kate Dicamillo, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • The tow truck appeared to stop for a moment before pulling off.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Miss a car payment and your car could drive off to a site where a tow truck could collect it.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • If the seller agrees, the company sends a tow truck to haul it away.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2021
  • No injuries were reported, and a tow truck is at the site.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The suspect was on the phone with his father, asking for a tow truck.
    — cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The tow truck driver hopped in his vehicle and drove across town to help.
    — Ayana Archie and Brandon Griggs, CNN, 13 June 2018
  • The truck will require three tow trucks to remove it, Moreno said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The crash slammed the tow truck into a wall, trapping that driver in the cab.
    — D. Kwas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2019
  • If the reset doesn’t work, the next call is to Nikola for a tow truck.
    — Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Wilde said the truck fell into a ravine, and will take a special tow truck to remove.
    — oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2019
  • Or, far worse, the vehicle gets wedged inside and needs a tow truck to yank it free.
    — John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The pickup’s front end was partly in a turn lane next to the lane the tow truck was driving in.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • There was no room for Leo’s brand-new toy, a red and white plastic tow truck with shiny black tires.
    — Daniel González, azcentral, 2 July 2018

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