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unicycle
noun
uni·cy·cle
ˈyü-ni-ˌsī-kəl 
: a vehicle that has a single wheel and is usually propelled by pedals
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The California Highway Patrol said a person riding a unicycle was injured in a car crash in Sacramento on Tuesday.
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Jose Fabian, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Peg’s favorite form of transportation is her unicycle.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 12 Nov. 2025
People have ascended them on unicycles, climbed them while wearing high heels, and while pushing peanuts with prongs attached to their foreheads.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Duchamp was the spirit of the avant-garde wheeling through history on a squeaky unicycle.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jose Fabian, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Peg’s favorite form of transportation is her unicycle.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 12 Nov. 2025
People have ascended them on unicycles, climbed them while wearing high heels, and while pushing peanuts with prongs attached to their foreheads.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Duchamp was the spirit of the avant-garde wheeling through history on a squeaky unicycle.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unicycle
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“Unicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unicycle. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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unicycle
noun
uni·cy·cle
ˈyü-ni-ˌsī-kəl
: a vehicle having a single wheel and usually moved forward by pedals
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