car

noun \ ˈkär , dialectal also ˈkȯr , ˈkyär \

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

Examples: car in a Sentence

Definition of car

1 : a vehicle moving on wheels: such as

a archaic : carriage, chariot

b : a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad)

The train has 20 cars.

c : automobile

traveled to Boston by car

2 : the passenger compartment of an elevator

3 : the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo

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Examples of car in a Sentence

I'll wait in the car.
He got into the car and drove away.
She bought a new car.

Recent Examples of car from the Web

Someone got in the car and tried to drive away, but crashed the Hyundai into the bushes.

— kimberly fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Police blotter: Burr Ridge officers follow suspects in eight car burglaries onto I-55 before losing them," 14 July 2018
The toddler was in the car for about eight hours after one of the parents parked in the Memorial Hospital Pembroke parking lot and went to work, police said.

— tonya alanez, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Toddler dies after being left in parked car for 8 hours, police say," 13 July 2018
Schellenger was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:21 p.m. Ryan said the other passenger in the car with Schellenger left before police arrived and investigators want to talk to him.

— Philly.com, "Philadelphia developer stabbed to death near Rittenhouse Square," 13 July 2018
Privacy - Terms The unidentified man in the car had a gun shot wound, NBC 6 reported.

— howard cohen, miamiherald, "A car crashed into a tree. When cops arrived, they found the bullet holes.," 13 July 2018
But the increasing power of artificial intelligence to scan faces, drive cars, and predict crime, among other things, have given birth to research institutes, industry groups, and philanthropic programs.

— scott thurm, WIRED, "Microsoft Calls For Federal Regulation of Facial Recognition," 13 July 2018
Keep a laptop desk and some basic supplies in a small bag that stays in the car.

— mary caldwell, ajc, "6 tips to help get your kid in back-to-school mode," 12 July 2018
Arrington was in the accident in late June, while in a car with a friend.

— brooke singman, Fox News, "GOP candidate Katie Arrington back to campaign trail after car wreck: 'You just can’t break me'," 12 July 2018
Police said in the documents that a gas station attendant told authorities Perkins had driven to the gas station around 8 p.m. to purchase a cigar but Tamira was not in the car with her.

— amy lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Judge enters not guilty plea for Valparaiso mom charged with neglect in daughter's death," 12 July 2018

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Origin and Etymology of car

Middle English carre, from Anglo-French, from Latin carra, plural of carrum, alteration of carrus, of Celt origin; akin to Old Irish & Middle Welsh carr vehicle; akin to Latin currere to run

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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