motor vehicle
noun
: an automotive vehicle not operated on rails
especially
: one with rubber tires for use on highways
Synonyms of motor vehicle
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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While wild game roadkill are usually allowed to be picked up and taken home to eat in many parts of the country, some animals accidentally killed by a motor vehicle first require state notification, a license and other steps.
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Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department later announced that the Masked Singer alum had been charged with three misdemeanors — battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication — before upgrading the battery charge to a felony.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Finance, energy, and motor vehicles and parts are the three largest sectors among the region’s big businesses.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Upon arrival at the scene, officers saw two men – Shawquan Jackson, 35, of Brookline, and Tyreek Woodley, 26, of Dorchester – walking into a driveway at 34 Alpha Road and unlocking a motor vehicle.
—Isabelle Friedman, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department later announced that the Masked Singer alum had been charged with three misdemeanors — battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication — before upgrading the battery charge to a felony.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Finance, energy, and motor vehicles and parts are the three largest sectors among the region’s big businesses.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Upon arrival at the scene, officers saw two men – Shawquan Jackson, 35, of Brookline, and Tyreek Woodley, 26, of Dorchester – walking into a driveway at 34 Alpha Road and unlocking a motor vehicle.
—Isabelle Friedman, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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