How to Use bullet train in a Sentence

bullet train

noun
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  • Shinkansen, Japan’s bullet train, is the best way to get there.
    — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2018
  • Even the shinkansen, Japan’s famed bullet train, doesn’t come here.
    — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2017
  • And now a bullet train that will speed through Japan at up to 200 mph.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 23 May 2018
  • And, oh, who’s that guy Brad Pitt just brushed past aboard a bullet train?
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • And all of them riding a non-stop bullet train in Japan.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The exception to this rule is the high-speed bullet trains.
    — Allan Richarz, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2020
  • About a third of bullet trains in Nagano were submerged.
    — Julie Zaugg and Chie Kobayashi, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Transfers to the different rivers will be made via the TGV bullet train, one of the fastest trains in the world.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2022
  • Take the case of a Shinkansen bullet train driver who left the cockpit to use the bathroom on May 16.
    — Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 20 May 2021
  • The project aims to emulate the Shinkansen bullet train, which runs through Japan at speeds of about 200 mph.
    — Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Yukawa even went so far as to ask his assistant to book a seat on the bullet train for him.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
  • And all of them riding a nonstop bullet train in Japan.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 June 2022
  • The government created most of the snow venues from scratch and built a bullet train to get there from the city.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • It is set in Japan and takes place entirely on a bullet train.
    — Diep Tran, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Koji boards the bullet train to get revenge on the person who harmed his son.
    — Diep Tran, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • So, a ride on this bullet train is well worth it—for foodies and fangirls alike.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 June 2018
  • Items fell off shelves and cars in a bullet train derailed, with no injuries.
    — Peter Landers, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
  • But the second point is the speed of transport links, notably the bullet trains between cities.
    — The Economist, 21 June 2018
  • In a sweet moment, Ben and his dad smile together in front of a bullet train.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • That means the Central Valley link has the green light and is projected to see a bullet train by 2030.
    — Susanne Ruststaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
  • The California bullet train has pushed for a big piece of the money.
    — Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Do that and continue to master a changeup and the fast track to the majors might be more like a bullet train.
    — Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Take the bullet train down to Kyoto, about 300 miles to the southwest but a world away from the towering skyscrapers.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2017
  • On the other hand, Newsom’s bullet train request was nowhere to be found.
    — John Myers Sacramento Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The flights at the center of the film are vertiginously twisty, but the drama is a bullet train on a rigid track.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 May 2022
  • Get on the bullet train heading out of Tokyo, the disembodied voice on his phone tells him.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Highways and the bullet train were rushed to completion.
    — New York Times, 22 July 2021
  • The mobile prayer rooms were to be placed near Gangneung bullet train stations.
    — Dara Elasfar, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Additionally, Osaka has two airports for ample flight options and can be reached from Tokyo via a 2.5-hour bullet train.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2024
  • The country has long been known for innovation, so much so that the idea of Japan as a futuristic utopia replete with robots, singing toilets and zooming bullet trains has almost veered into a trope.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 5 July 2024

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