sports car

noun

Synonyms of sports carnext
: a low small usually 2-passenger automobile designed for quick response, easy maneuverability, and high-speed driving

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The latter must be a sports car first and foremost, and so the Concept C bodes well for both. Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025 From a swanky vacation in the Maldives to luxury sports cars, fraudsters in Minnesota lavishly spent millions in taxpayer dollars meant to feed hungry children during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting a major controversy that's drawn the ire of the president and several government probes. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025 Americans are giving a second life to Japan’s tiny pickups, vans, and sports cars, often for recreation but sometimes even as cheap, tough, around-town work vehicles. Patrick George, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025 During that time, Brown, 37, posted frequently on social media, including 13 Instagram posts showing him in a luxury sports car, at a barbershop and lounging poolside. Jenna West, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sports car

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sports car was in 1919

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“Sports car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20car. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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sports car

noun
: a low small usually two-passenger automobile designed for high-speed driving

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