body shop

noun

: a shop where automotive bodies are made or repaired

Examples of body shop in a Sentence

My car is at the body shop having the dent in the door fixed.
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Both of Miller’s previous performances in Graczyk’s play were with San Jose Stage Company, first in 1986 when the company was in its infancy and housed in an old auto body shop just steps from its longtime present home. David John Chávez, Mercury News, 13 June 2025 Facilities ranging from fast food restaurants to auto body shops release some kind of pollutant. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Scammers then often offer to tow the vehicle to a body shop, only for the driver to later be forced to pay inflated fees—often not covered by insurance—in order to retrieve their car. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 An employee of the auto body shop suffered a minor injury and received treatment at an area hospital, according to officials. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for body shop

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of body shop was in 1906

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“Body shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20shop. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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