Explore Carriages through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Carriages meaning
- plural of carriage
- Used to specify the time that an event will end (e.g. when people would leave in their carriages)
Using Carriages
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of carriage | Used to specify the time that an event will end (e.g. when people would leave in their carriages)
- In the example corpus, carriages often appears in combinations such as: carriages and, the carriages, train carriages.
Context around Carriages
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Carriages
- In this selection, "carriages" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, drawn, train, nearby, livery, capacity and adjacent stand out and add context to how "carriages" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 19 train carriages were derailed and and 10 carriages were damaged. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "carriages" sits close to words such as abode, acknowledgment and acquaintances, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with carriages
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Later still, the carriages were pulled by mini diesel engines. (10 words)
Meanwhile, emergency crews inched through the mangled remains of passenger carriages in their search for the dead. (17 words)
Damaged carriages at the accident site of a train collision near Balasore in India's Odisha state on Saturday. (19 words)
Although there's more carriages on these West Midlands Railway trains now, there's still often standing room only for the early part of the journey to student suburbs catered by University and Selly Oak stations. (36 words)
Now, more than a century later, the British Titanic Society has set up a charitable trust with the aim of raising £550,000 to save the two carriages and return them to their former glory. (35 words)
Once a year, in the early hours of the morning, the City of London's streets come alive with horses, carriages and police, for an event informally known as the 'ghost parade'. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
The proposal is “in association with” the nearby Carriages at the business park, previously Allpay’s staff restaurant, which the new carriages’ livery will match.
There are more than 20 carriages on the train, however many are not for leisure, but for technical use, and not all carriages are used at the same time.
Each set is made up of two power cars and eight carriages (capacity 345 seats), including a powered bogie in the carriages adjacent to the power cars.
Activists who protested on Saturday said they would like Malta to follow a similar path, with existing cabby drivers given new licences allowing them to operate electric-drawn carriages instead.
Although there's more carriages on these West Midlands Railway trains now, there's still often standing room only for the early part of the journey to student suburbs catered by University and Selly Oak stations.
An allpay Ltd spokesperson said The Sidings "is set to redefine the dining experience in two beautifully refurbished train carriages" when it opens in spring 2024.
Damaged carriages at the accident site of a train collision near Balasore in India's Odisha state on Saturday.
Fire and Rescue NSW zone commander Stewart Alexander said three locomotives had derailed and were on their sides and 10 carriages were damaged.
In early December, the historic Page-Walker offers a Victorian Christmas, complete with old-timey carolers in the parlor and horse-drawn carriages.
In its four halls were carpets, gloves, boots, buttons, fine china, carriages, boilers and ironwork to mention but a few of the delights to behold.
Later still, the carriages were pulled by mini diesel engines.
Meanwhile, emergency crews inched through the mangled remains of passenger carriages in their search for the dead.
Mechanical cranes lifted mangled and toppled carriages and emergency personnel cut through the remains of the trains to try to reach trapped victims.
Members of the regulatory committee for Westmorland and Furness Council voted unanimously to raise the maximum fare hackney carriages charge.
Moscow rail operator MZhD reportedly said 19 train carriages were derailed to the capital's south-east of the capital, with other estimations putting the number at 15.
Now, more than a century later, the British Titanic Society has set up a charitable trust with the aim of raising £550,000 to save the two carriages and return them to their former glory.
Once a year, in the early hours of the morning, the City of London's streets come alive with horses, carriages and police, for an event informally known as the 'ghost parade'.
Since Millennium line trains have less carriages than the Expo line trains, make sure to stand at the furthest end of the carriage.
The NSW government has ordered new trains to replace its ageing regional train fleet, including the 23 Xplorer class carriages which operate between Sydney and Canberra.
The sport involves either two or four-wheeled carriages pulled by a single horse, a tandem or four-in-hand team.
Common combinations with carriages
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- carriages and 20×
- the carriages 15×
- train carriages 12×
- horse-drawn carriages 11×
- carriages were 9×
- carriages at 8×
- carriages on 7×
- and carriages 6×
- passenger carriages 6×
- carriages in 6×