-
- To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Examples of chop shop in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Members of the Greater Hartford Regional Auto Theft Task Force identified and located the chop shop at a residence in the south district of the city after initiating an investigation into the rise of car thefts, wheel and tire thefts and car break-ins, according to the Hartford Police Department.
—
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2024
After arresting and questioning the chop shop owner, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office said, investigators followed the trail of Baumgardner and Vera Moran.
—
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
What started with a chop shop bust in Doral took investigators to an Allapattah building with a 70-year-old auto tag agency and a clerk accused of running a $3 million car title fraud.
—
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
During the 1980s and 1990s, a number of perfectly beautiful Daytona berlinettas were butchered by Sawzall-wielding chop shops to create close replicas of the original spiders.
—
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for chop shop ![](/dist-cross-dungarees/2024-09-05--19-59-30-rvhre/images/svg/redesign/arrow-right-exemplar.svg)
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'chop shop.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
1977, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near chop shop
Cite this Entry
“Chop shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20shop. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
chop shop
noun
: a place where stolen automobiles are stripped for salable parts
Legal Definition
chop-shop
nounˈchäp-ˌshäp
: a place where stolen automobiles are stripped of salable parts
More from Merriam-Webster on chop shop
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share