motor vehicle
noun
: an automotive vehicle not operated on rails
especially
: one with rubber tires for use on highways
Examples of motor vehicle in a Sentence
You can register your car at the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16
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The road closure only impacts motor vehicles because there is still an outdoor pedestrian road between the terminals.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Court records show she also was convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol (OVI) after Goshen police pulled her over on March 2, 1996.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 3 Sep. 2025
Brewer has a prior felony record that includes a January 2014 conviction in Clay County Circuit Court for forgery and a May 2022 conviction in Jackson County Circuit Court for tampering with a motor vehicle.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
Goins and another man arrested following the deputy's death, Karim Moore, of Clinton Township, pleaded guilty to conducting a criminal enterprise, receiving and concealing a motor vehicle, and possessing a firearm in the commission of a felony.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Court records show she also was convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol (OVI) after Goshen police pulled her over on March 2, 1996.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 3 Sep. 2025
Brewer has a prior felony record that includes a January 2014 conviction in Clay County Circuit Court for forgery and a May 2022 conviction in Jackson County Circuit Court for tampering with a motor vehicle.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
Goins and another man arrested following the deputy's death, Karim Moore, of Clinton Township, pleaded guilty to conducting a criminal enterprise, receiving and concealing a motor vehicle, and possessing a firearm in the commission of a felony.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motor vehicle
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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