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How to use transport in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Transport means to carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey. Example: “Music transports the soul.”

Examples of transport by meaning

verbTo carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.

  • to transport goods; to transport troops

verbTo move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.

  • Music transports the soul.

nounAn act of transporting; conveyance.

  • The transport of goods is not included in the price given on the website.

nounThe state of being transported by emotion; rapture.

  • In her transport at finding such treasures, Heidi even forgot Peter and his goats.1919, Elisabeth P. Stork (translator), Heidi, Johanna Spyri, page 53

nounThe system of transporting passengers, etc. in a particular region; the vehicles used in such a system.

  • The local transport received a big boost as part of the mayor's infrastructural plans.

More sentences with transport

  • Oil is found in countries such as Saudi Arabia and is transported all over the world.From the entry oil
  • He succeeded admirably in drawing fire away from the troop transports.From the entry admirably
  • The socket communications layer is agnostic with regard to its underlying transport mechanism—it is “transport-agnostic”.From the entry agnostic
  • Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.From the entry facility
  • The Earth-Mars cyclers could potentially be used for transporting people between the two planets.From the entry cycler
  • The new public transport card is swipeable at local train and bus stations.From the entry swipeable
  • The helium pressurant supplies the energy for the propellant transport from the tanks to the combustion chamber.From the entry pressurant
  • Intratheater air transport is used exclusively within one geographic combatant command.From the entry intratheater
  • Parts of the UK are experiencing a modal shift towards non-motorized transport.From the entry modal shift
  • The company tendered a bid for a lucrative transport contract.From the entry bid
  • A car is a means of transport.From the entry means
  • The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid.From the entry loss
  • She owns a fleet of private medical transport vans.From the entry fleet
  • The supply of timber to the region's mills was lower than expected this month, owing to transport problems posed by wildfires.From the entry supply
  • When transporting organs for transplant, time is of the essence.From the entry time is of the essence
  • Movement of mitochondria and other cell parts from a neuron's cell body toward the synapse is called anterograde transport.From the entry anterograde
  • In most countries, it is considered good manners to offer your seat to an elderly person on crowded public transport.From the entry good manners
  • Transport was difficult to arrange in the strife-ridden province.From the entry strife-ridden
  • Wheeled transport was introduced long ago.From the entry introduce
  • The transport strike paralyzed the city.From the entry paralyze
  • Private pilots can only charge their passengers a prorated portion of fuel and maintenance costs; pilots need an additional license to transport feepaying passengers.From the entry feepaying
  • Nonrigids are cheap and easy to build, store, and transport, but their lack of structural reinforcement limits them to smaller sizes and lower speeds than rigids or semirigids.From the entry nonrigid
  • The Cook County Sheriff's Department has jurisdiction across most of Chicago but focuses on the unincorporated area and tasks like prisoner transport, leaving the rest to the Chicago Police Department.From the entry police
  • The pair were initially transported to a Rio Grande detention facility, before being transferred to Dilley.2026 March 24, Dan Gooding, “ICE Detains Canadian Mom with 7-Year-Old Autistic Daughter”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 24…. From the entry stepdaughter
  • The beams were transported to the site by road and lifted into place using two crawler cranes.2025 July 23, Chris Howe, “Different designs and viaduct variations: Thame Valley Viaduct”, in RAIL, number 1040, page 48. From the entry crawler crane
  • Anything in the world of transport takes forever to do, and costs far too much.2024 February 7, Lee Waters tells Conrad Landin, “A mission to improve transport for Wales”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 35. From the entry forever
  • Meanwhile, French ropeway transport company POMA SAS specialises in rope-operated systems around the globe.2024 March 6, “Network News: Companies invited to bid for HS2 Interchange light rail contract”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 18. From the entry ropeway
  • But the need for modern, reliable, frequent and clean modes of transport has never gone away.2023 October 18, Noel Dolphin, “Climate resilience in an era of budget cuts”, in RAIL, number 994, page 38. From the entry go away
  • He was being "gooned" - forcibly transported to a place aimed at correcting naughty children's behaviour.2022 October 9, Rozina Sabur, “Troubled US teenagers 'snatched' at their parents' request”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph…. From the entry goon
  • The 21st century's spectacular reimagined transport hub "set out to shake off the old image of stations.2022 November 30, Nick Brodrick, “Pride and innovation shine at St Pancras”, in RAIL, number 971, page 69. From the entry shake off
  • Farmers are busy reaping wheat to ensure every grain is transported into granary.2022 June 10, “Wheat harvest is under way in Luopu County, NW China’s Xinjiang”, in Song Duer, editor, Tianshannet (Xinjiang News)…. From the entry Duolu
  • Workers of a lantern production factory in Da'an District, Zigong City, transport the finished lanterns.2022 February 1, “In picture: Lunar New Year celebrations around the globe”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry Da'an
  • There has been a slew of documents about Scottish transport planning in recent weeks.2021 February 24, Philip Haigh, “A shift from cars: Scotland's railways are friends of electric!”, in RAIL, number 915, page 30. From the entry slew
  • He has been arrested several times, transported in drone vans and brutalized in various detention facilities.2021 February 4, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, “Horror inside a kidnap drone”, in The Observer. From the entry drone
  • Decades of road-centric planning and policies have tilted the playing field strongly against public transport use.2021 November 17, Anthony Lambert, “How do we grow the leisure market?”, in RAIL, number 944, page 34. From the entry -centric

Meaning of transport

  1. verb To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
  2. verb To deport to a penal colony.
  3. verb To move (someone) to strong emotion; to carry away.

Full definition of transport

Questions about transport in a sentence

How do you use transport in a sentence?
Transport is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Music transports the soul.”
What is a short sentence with transport?
“Music transports the soul.”
What does transport mean?
Transport means to carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.

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