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The History of Bus
In 1661, mathematician Blaise Pascal conceived the world’s first bus service, proposing that a number of coaches should “circulate along predetermined routes in Paris at regular intervals regardless of the number of people,” and pick up passengers for a small fixed fare. The word bus is short for omnibus, which means “for everyone.” Bus was first used in this sense in the 1830s, its "everyone" meaning referencing the fact that anyone could join the coach along its route, unlike with stagecoaches, which had to be pre-booked.
Examples of bus in a Sentence
Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2025
Among them were the assault of a 27-year CTA veteran who was punched and thrown onto the tracks, an elderly woman shoved off an MBTA bus, and a case in which a man used his belt to assault passengers, as noted in the Department of Transportation's news release.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
In April, attorneys for a group of Venezuelan migrants the administration says also are gang members rushed to court as the administration bused them to a Texas airport to be deported.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bus. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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1 of 2 nounbus
2 of 2 verb
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