How to Use sidecar in a Sentence

sidecar

noun
  • Up to four guests can take the tour with a second sidecar.
    Anna Hartley, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Lila’s guide dog, Jimbo, jumps in and rides in the sidecar, too.
    Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, 22 July 2019
  • Stanley was brought down from the house and got to sit in a sidecar while the engines revved.
    Fox News, 13 June 2017
  • In the 90s sushi in LA was simply fish in rice with a sidecar of soy mixed with fake wasabi.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • But wait, the prosecco is served in a shot glass like a sidecar.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 14 Dec. 2019
  • George and Charlotte pose next to them in the sidecar as mom Kate grabs on to one of the handlebars.
    Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The farmer saw Van Ollefen’s bike, then opened a shed door and showed him his old Harley, equipped with a sidecar.
    Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2018
  • Gibbs says all of the above while draining the remains of his third Hennessy sidecar.
    Max Bell, SPIN, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Korngold also warned me that the sidecar can sometimes lift off the ground on left turns (the sidecar sits on the right side of the bike).
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
  • Hunt's dream of a sidecar for Mutt came once the two bonded, something Hunt wasn't sure would happen at first, Jen Brown said.
    Michelle L. Quinn, Post-Tribune, 5 June 2019
  • A short man with a stocky build and watery blue eyes had parked his motorcycle and sidecar in front of Zabar’s.
    Jennifer Rogers, The Cut, 22 May 2017
  • Alex Smith lined up in the shotgun, with running back Charcandrick West a sidecar to his right.
    Peter King, SI.com, 10 Dec. 2017
  • Maybe the turbo motor would make a good sidecar engine.
    Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Jan. 2023
  • A few motorcycles with sidecars, brought in on boats, rumble through the carless streets of the dusty town center.
    Aurora Almendral, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2017
  • The card shows the family dressed in a blue color scheme and posing on a vintage motorbike and sidecar.
    Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2019
  • He was accompanied on the route by Mrs. Claus, who rode in a sidecar of a motorcycle driven by the Grinch.
    Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Laura’s pricey tres leches cake with a chocolate brandy sidecar was a fun idea, the judges said, but the two didn’t complement each other.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The image showed the family of five in warm weather clothes posing with a motorbike and sidecar.
    Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2020
  • At this point, how much better can a sidecar or old fashioned get, really?
    Emily Spicer, San Antonio Express-News, 4 June 2018
  • Last year, the Cambridges' card showed the family dressed in a blue color scheme and posing on a vintage motorbike and sidecar.
    Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2020
  • With earthy notes of clay and smoke, this Oaxacan mezcal is for sipping neat, though a taco sidecar is always welcome.
    Kat Odell, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2020
  • As if that weren't enough, hosts also have the option to serve Prosecco from a 1969 motorbike-and-sidecar setup.
    Katina Beniaris, Country Living, 24 July 2017
  • The photo showed the family-of-five posing on a vintage motorbike and sidecar.
    Natasha Reda, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2019
  • The streets of Shanghai look even more crazed from the low perch of a motorcycle's sidecar, and India wouldn't be India without at least one near-miss in a rickshaw.
    Priscilla Eakeley, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
  • The company offers a VIP sidecar tour to three different wineries, with unforgettable views and the wind in your hair along the way.
    Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2022
  • So far Luda and Eudoxie have made friends with a camel or two, taken to the bustling streets of Marrakech in a sidecar built for two, hung with the locals, and of course, looked damn good doing it.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 12 Sep. 2019
  • In 2022, a sidecar is charming, old-fashioned and unusual.
    Anna Hartley, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Perhaps given the time and place of Haldane and Case’s experiment, a sidecar with a twist would have been a more appropriate drink metaphor.
    Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Draft beers are just $2 in that window, and the bar’s happy to pour a curated shot of mid-shelf liquor as a sidecar for a few dollars more: mezcal with Modelo, sweet amaro with a pecan porter.
    Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Aug. 2022
  • For something completely different, try a tour in a Harley Davidson sidecar in Jasper.
    Daniel Otis, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018

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