with the coming of the horseless carriage, distances between places were greatly reduced and the national landscape was transformed
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Now, these humble horseless carriages are nothing new.—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026 In that comical picture of horse and horseless carriage, there’s also miles and miles of sky.—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 Beginning, quite literally, as horseless carriages—familiar modes of transport with newfangled engines stuck on—automobiles were subjected to a decades-long process of intensive innovation.—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025 For a long time, the word tariff seemed antiquated, like riding in a horseless carriage or going to a sock hop.—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for horseless carriage