Examples of semitruck in a Sentence

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Officers were alerted about 2:20 p.m. to a collision between a semitruck and a woman on Roseville Road, according to the CHP’s online log. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025 State troopers are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by two semitrucks on Interstate 75 in Butler County early Tuesday. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 25 June 2024 The driver of a semitruck collided with another truck that had previously jackknifed under an overpass, the Des Moines Register reported. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 Colorado 93 was closed in both directions Westgate Road to Coal Creek Canyon Road — between Golden and Boulder — because of a semitruck rollover and high winds, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for semitruck

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of semitruck was in 1969

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“Semitruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semitruck. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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