How to Use motor vehicle in a Sentence

motor vehicle

noun
  • You can register your car at the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
  • The 14-year-old, meanwhile, was charged with grand theft motor vehicle.
    Greg Norman, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • There was a report of burglary to a motor vehicle December 8 in the 500 block of Lake Zurich Road.
    Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
  • They were killed in homes, in Metro stations and in motor vehicles; they were killed in alleys, in school zones and in public parks.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The driver, a Maple Heights man, 39, was charged with improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle.
    cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • In addition, 11 of the 21 states do not tax motor vehicles, and nine of them do not tax newspapers.
    Medea Giordano, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2023
  • On Tuesday, he was charged with two counts of criminal homicide and one count of theft of a motor vehicle.
    Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Herman states Hollis had an open warrant out for his arrest for the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle at the time of the chase.
    Dan Carson, Chron, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Jones' injuries revealed that he had been struck by a motor vehicle.
    Ashley Savage, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2022
  • He was convicted of a felony, motor vehicle theft, and sent to prison for several months.
    Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 25 Feb. 2023
  • For context, motor vehicle thefts in those cities rose 54% during that time.
    Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Waugh noted that Colorado is currently the top state in the country for motor vehicle thefts.
    Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • After a registration check, state police said the motor vehicle was found to be stolen out of New Britain.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The doctor, local police and department of motor vehicles all have a role, and each can steer you toward your next step.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • That rose faster than motor vehicle maintenance and repair costs, which were up 13%.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Several of his videos posted this week are clearly from the passenger's side of a motor vehicle.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Research has shown that there are more workplace injuries and motor vehicle accidents on the first Monday after the change.
    Quartz, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Police said the investigation remains ongoing as to the cause of the crash which was the first fatal motor vehicle crash in 2023 in Athens-Clarke County.
    Marc Weiszer, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2023
  • The most likely causes of death in men your age include motor vehicle accidents and suicide.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2022
  • In cities over 1 million people, motor vehicle thefts increased 35%, the data show.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Among nine violent and property crime categories tracked by the F.B.I., the only figure that is up over the first three quarters of this year is motor vehicle theft.
    Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • For Ford, right now, that’s commercial customers, businesses large and small, who use motor vehicles for work.
    Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The driver, 20, took responsibility for the gun and was charged with improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony.
    cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Friday’s crash is the second motor vehicle vs. pedestrian crash to occur in West Hartford in 2023.
    Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Olave, 23, was booked into the Kenner County Jail and charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Once there, exports such as machinery, motor vehicles, and parts—which have gone up by more than 5000 percent—continue on to Russia.
    Norbert Röttgen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The legal limit to operate a motor vehicle in Missouri is 0.08.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • And if that's not the kind of dog on your lap—as in, a large, slobbery, rambunctious creature that's capable of barreling through a closed screen door—then that dog should not be between you and the controls of your motor vehicle.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Last summer, police in New York charged him with acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation.
    Priscilla Thompson, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Due to the 44-foot fall zone, much of Main Street was closed to motor vehicles, and foot traffic was diverted into residential areas, Budge noted.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024

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