SUV
noun
plural SUVs
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : sport utility vehicle
Examples of SUV in a Sentence
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Emergency C-section saved baby Feb. 6, 2024 Aguilar was eight months pregnant and out walking with her husband in Anaheim when Pandolfi jumped the curb with her Jeep SUV, crashing into a metal newspaper stand before barreling toward the couple and hitting Aguilar.
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Tesla has been trimming the cost of its range for months, Lucid followed suit and Fisker is even offering its electric SUV for less than $25,000.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
During the chase, police deployed spike strips, flattening the tires on the SUV.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
There, a woman told officers her SUV was taken by force.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2019, its first year of full market availability, Lamborghini’s SUV sold nearly 5,000 units, bolstering the marque’s overall global sales by 43 percent over the prior year.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Three others in the SUV, including an infant and a young child, were injured, the CHP said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
There were no injuries reported and a bomb squad swept the area and the SUV as a precaution, The FBI Atlanta field office said in a statement.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Daniel Ortiz was driving a silver BMW SUV erratically on eastbound Interstate 30 and Eastchase Parkway, Fort Worth police said in a news release Sunday.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2024
Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Tesla has been trimming the cost of its range for months, Lucid followed suit and Fisker is even offering its electric SUV for less than $25,000.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
During the chase, police deployed spike strips, flattening the tires on the SUV.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
There, a woman told officers her SUV was taken by force.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2019, its first year of full market availability, Lamborghini’s SUV sold nearly 5,000 units, bolstering the marque’s overall global sales by 43 percent over the prior year.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Three others in the SUV, including an infant and a young child, were injured, the CHP said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
There were no injuries reported and a bomb squad swept the area and the SUV as a precaution, The FBI Atlanta field office said in a statement.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Daniel Ortiz was driving a silver BMW SUV erratically on eastbound Interstate 30 and Eastchase Parkway, Fort Worth police said in a news release Sunday.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2024
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