How to Use muscle car in a Sentence

muscle car

noun
  • Then there’s the gold muscle car in the middle of the barn.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • It's even got an electric Dodge muscle car in the works.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2022
  • And that’s great news for Shelby and muscle car lovers alike.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The variant was a true muscle car thanks to a 429 cubic-inch V-8.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 June 2022
  • The Judge is a special example of a muscle car from the late '60s.
    Becca Hackett, Car and Driver, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The Rocket 88 has been called the first overhead valve V-8 muscle car.
    WSJ, 12 Feb. 2022
  • This isn’t the first time USPS has released stamps inspired by the muscle car.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 July 2022
  • Time to trade in the pick-up truck for a muscle car, drive-in concert movie goers.
    Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Last year, the Challenger was the top-selling muscle car in the United States.
    al, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Of course, this wouldn’t be the first time a muscle car changed class for its electric debut.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 July 2021
  • Kuniskis said the shift to electricity doesn't mean the end of the muscle car.
    CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Kuniskis says the shift to electricity doesn’t mean the end of the muscle car.
    Tom Krisher, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Through this lens, muscle cars jumped out as some of the deadliest on our roads.
    Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 17 July 2023
  • The muscle car represents the old approach to fast cars.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Watch classic cars, muscle cars, hot-rods, kit-cars and more cruise down Main Street.
    Ramona Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • Reeves has gone back to the basics with a muscle car equipped with a mean-looking engine.
    Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Dodge Dodge has been on something of a farewell tour for its Hemi V8 muscle cars.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Get it?) and then scrunched into a rippling, puffer-like shape, as if a muscle car had risen from the junkyard.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The muscle car was pulled from the water with the assistance of a towing service.
    Justin L. MacK, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The blue muscle car then flew off the road in the air and crashed into a power pole and two palm trees, the station reported.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • This modern muscle car was the quickest of all this year's contenders.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
  • So instead of going back to its muscle car days, Roger wants to put more mileage on a Yugo.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2019
  • So Dodge plans to come out with an electric muscle car instead.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The muscle car was pulled from the water with the assistance of Garner’s towing.
    Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2020
  • For me, this is the ultimate muscle car, with the 454-cubic-inch V-8 engine.
    WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The Challenger and Charger brands in 2008 became part of a muscle car revival.
    Jon Markman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • One such sporty car or muscle car as it is normally called is the Ford Mustang.
    Kyle Edward, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • With this year’s Super Snake, Shelby has taken the heart of a muscle car and put it inside the body of a hulking truck.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The eCOPO is far from the first muscle car that’s been retrofitted with electric power.
    Sean O'Kane, The Verge, 4 Nov. 2018
  • After driving the small-engine models, the ES feels like a muscle car.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023

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