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.
  • 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 glass walls of the dining area give us full views of the cars on track.
    — Sue Callaway, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Taxis should have two license plates – on the front and back of the car.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In the car, at least, Maya couldn’t get a good look at her face.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Our car had the M Sport setup, and the ride is stiff-legged.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 8 June 2022
  • The driver was able to run from the scene, but his car was towed.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 12 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Nichols sits in the dark against the car, barely moving.
    — CBS News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • This will vary based on the model of the car as well as the car seat itself.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • For the second year in a row, the No. 21 car will compete in the playoffs.
    — Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The man threatened the woman then drove off in their car.
    — cleveland, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Blasingame used a bear-hold to walk Black to his patrol car.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2022
  • 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
  • The driver swerved, but the front of his car crashed into the victim.
    — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
  • No song sounds better in the car in the summer sun with the windows down.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
  • And the next day some car spun its tires and gouged a big old hole right on that corner.
    — Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2022
  • In me dad's car, less so with my mom at the wheel, there'd be a lot of Sinatra as well...
    — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2022
  • My dad abandoned unpacking the car and grabbed a net and ran down to the dock.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 19 June 2022
  • 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
  • The man in black steps out of the car and opens his raincoat to reveal a priest’s collar.
    — Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Gales from Blythe all the way to Buckeye almost blew my car straight off the road.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Many homeowners also opt to spray down their driveways to prevent their car tires from melting.
    — Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2025
  • The net worth of Tesla’s largest shareholder Musk plummeted $12 billion as the car company’s stock flailed, by far the largest daily loss of any billionaire tracked by Forbes.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

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