How to Use car in a Sentence

car

noun
  • I'll wait in the car.
  • She bought a new car.
  • He got into the car and drove away.
  • Taxis should have two license plates – on the front and back of the car.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
  • At the gates an armored car armed with about three machine guns greeted us.
    Darrell Kunitomi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The trooper and the police officer were out of their cruisers when the car crashed, the statement said.
    Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Faye Vann, who was sitting in the car, resisted and was fatally stabbed.
    Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Vancouver police spotted the car about an hour later and pursued it.
    The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2023
  • When the raging water receded, these cars were piled up near the Ohio Club seen to the right.
    Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The car in question here is a one-off Rolls-Royce Phantom called the Syntopia.
    Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Now, with electric motors and batteries, the most off-the-shelf commuter car can waft with the serenity of a Packard with a straight-eight.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
  • To complement this, the hood of the car carries its own representation of the same stylistic element.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Also inside the car were three bags of marijuana, a digital scale and more than $3,000 in cash.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In other neighborhoods, going to a grocery store requires getting in a car or taking public transportation.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
  • When detectives approached the car, the driver attempted to drive away, hitting an unmarked police vehicle.
    Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2023
  • One weapon being used to ultimately kill the car is to attack auto usage by blocking the construction of new highways and the extension of existing ones.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Other proposals include tech that could remotely shut down the radio or air conditioning, lock a driver out of their vehicle, or have the car ceaselessly beep after a missed payment.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The deputies in the car that was rammed were not injured.
    The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The passenger, a 19-year-old from the same city, owned the car.
    cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The elephants would hear their voices and walk to the car.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Sadek said there was a driver in the car who helped the suspect leave the scene.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Seat belts save lives, both when riding in a car and on a plane.
    Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The man had jumped on his car in an attempt to stop the theft, police said.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2023
  • No song sounds better in the car in the summer sun with the windows down.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
  • There was not much sleep to be had in the sleeper car, but no matter.
    Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 June 2023
  • The 11-year-old took a gun from his mother’s car, where the weapon was in an unlocked box, the chief said.
    Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
  • At one point, Bellamy seemed to spot flames coming from the car.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
  • McGee got a picture with the car, sat in the driver’s seat and started the engine.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Those that get the rarest of the cards can get a physical die-cast replica of their car.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Here's what the experts say What if a power line falls on my car?
    Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024

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