How to Use in transit in a Sentence

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  • When in transit, cast and crew have to wear face masks.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 July 2022
  • Keep in Mind: The leaves might curl up while in transit and can take a while to unfold.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2023
  • And if the package was lost in transit, who would the customer blame?
    Shep Hyken, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • To help, here’s a brief guide on the tech etiquette you — and the people around you — ought to keep in mind while in transit.
    Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • More than 70% of those students were in transit for more than one hour.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
  • Filming the Housewives in transit is part of the fabric of the franchise.
    Louis Staples, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2022
  • In the film, Dexter sees a preteen girl reading the book while in transit.
    Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The Times reviewed photographs that the driver took of the wine in transit.
    James B. Stewart, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • He was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead while in transit.
    Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2022
  • That created a challenge because the group would not have cages for the dogs in transit.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Many die in transit, weakened by the cyanide — which means even more fish need to be captured to meet demand.
    Victoria Milko, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Several of the breast pastries had been squished in transit.
    Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • In many instances, the wheelchairs are damaged in transit.
    Clara McMichael, ABC News, 8 June 2023
  • Others may opt to turn it off while in transit and reconnect in port to save money.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
  • There’s no knowing how your bags are going to be handled in transit.
    Ria Gupta, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Here, Watkins provides his quick guide for how to meditate in transit.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The top also zippers securely to keep any items from spilling out in transit.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
  • There was also only one homicide victim in transit in 2023 by the same date.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The zippered top keeps items safe in transit, and the snap-down ends allow for dads to squeeze one more razor or pomade inside.
    Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
  • While at the airport last week to sign up for the flight list, the airport staff told the tourist to go home and wait for a call, which came the following morning while in transit to the airport.
    Jennifer Korn, CNN, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The local plans were put on hold last month when the governor froze $5.1 billion in transit funding.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
  • It can be zipped closed, so no need to worry about any small essentials falling out in transit.
    Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Crimes like robbery and assaults have spiked, alongside a notable jump in transit crime.
    Fox News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • But the move costs hundreds of dollars, and accidents have occurred in transit.
    Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
  • According to City Hall, thousands of packages are reported stolen or lost in transit in the city each day.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • They are often attacked in transit to their low-paying service jobs, and many have grown skittish.
    Wired, 13 July 2022
  • Checks also can be stolen in transit and from the recipients’ mailrooms.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The film’s most arresting footage is often of him quietly in transit, shoulders hunched, face creased in thought.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In some of the worst cases, some suitcases have even gotten shredded by conveyor belts or burst open in transit.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2024
  • This backpack is super versatile and even has external compression straps to keep everything from shifting around while on the trails or in transit.
    Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024

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