In a sentence
Six example sentences with freight, each labelled with its topic.
When diesel prices doubled, the cost of moving freight across the country showed up in grocery bills within weeks.
Economics
The overnight ferry takes freight below deck and passengers above, which is why departure waits for the last lorry.
Travel
Shifting freight from motorways onto rail cut the corridor's emissions by a third within four years of the subsidy.
Environment
The small furniture maker's freight, six wrapped tables and a dozen chairs, fills one truck each Friday morning.
Business
Before the railway, freight moved along the canal at walking pace, and a load of coal took a week to reach the city.
History
The tracking app follows every container of freight from the dock to the warehouse, updating its position each minute.
Technology
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