How to Use tow truck in a Sentence
tow truck
noun-
The shot missed his head and went through the rear window of the tow truck.
— Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2021 -
The next day, a tow truck showed up to ferry the bus away.
— Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Feb. 2018 -
As Sides hauls Brown back to shore, the tow truck starts pulling.
— Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2022 -
Haz-mat clean up crews and a tow truck were on the scene around 7 a.m.
— BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2021 -
And so Casper watched the tow truck drive off with her home of three years hooked to the back.
— Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024 -
The man was able to get a ride from the scene and, later, called for a tow truck.
— cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022 -
Only a large tow truck was able to get them back on the road.
— Jeff Kirik, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2020 -
The group then used a neighbor's tow truck to guide the 35-foot pole into the hole.
— CBS News, 7 Feb. 2018 -
Low and behold, a large red tow truck drives straight to where the car was parked….and stops.
— Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 24 Aug. 2021 -
Peabody police and fire and a tow truck were also called to the scene.
— Sabrina Schnur, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2019 -
The crash slammed the tow truck into a wall, trapping that driver in the cab.
— D. Kwas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2019 -
During the later moments of the chase, sparks seemed to come from the bottom of the tow truck.
— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024 -
Finally, a tow truck had to come and pull the van out and turn it on its side.
— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Ryan pulled out his cell phone to call for a tow truck in Eugene to come get them.
— Thallman, oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023 -
The pickup’s front end was partly in a turn lane next to the lane the tow truck was driving in.
— Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024 -
Adding to the delay in clearing the road: There weren’t enough tow trucks big enough to handle the trucks.
— Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, 17 Feb. 2018 -
The driver of the tow truck, a 57-year-old Milwaukee man died.
— Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2021 -
The man who drove the tow truck had a patch on his shirt that said gene in cursive letters.
— Kate Dicamillo, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023 -
If the seller agrees, the company sends a tow truck to haul it away.
— BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2021 -
The suspect was on the phone with his father, asking for a tow truck.
— cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022 -
If a race car conks out on the course, it’s retrieved by sturdy Land Rover tow trucks of the era.
— Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023 -
The sergeant returned to the site a few days later with an armored tow truck to retrieve the Bradley.
— Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023 -
In the end, the Tesla was loaded onto a tow truck for removal from the crash site.
— NBC News, 20 June 2021 -
Wilde said the truck fell into a ravine, and will take a special tow truck to remove.
— oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2019 -
Traffic was at a near standstill as crews cleared the area for the tow truck, Harvey said.
— Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021 -
Miss a car payment and your car could drive off to a site where a tow truck could collect it.
— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023 -
The tow truck driver hopped in his vehicle and drove across town to help.
— Ayana Archie and Brandon Griggs, CNN, 13 June 2018 -
There was no room for Leo’s brand-new toy, a red and white plastic tow truck with shiny black tires.
— Daniel González, azcentral, 2 July 2018 -
Three heavy-duty tow trucks removed the bus from the river.
— Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2019 -
Also included in the complaint were photos that showed tow trucks hooking up cars from the bank’s parking lot, as well as a receipt for more than $500 that Chiu said each car owner had to pay to retrieve their vehicles.
— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
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