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In Northern Michigan, the Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office is auctioning some rare muscle: a 1969 Plymouth GTX convertible with less than 21,000 miles on the odometer. — USA TODAY, "Renters revolt, troublesome bras, deer in the john: News from around our 50 states," 5 June 2019 Sterner's family retained ownership for 22 years, selling it to Edward C. Falk and his son, Richard, in 1978 with a reported 10,000 miles on the odometer at the time. — Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, "Bring a Trailer Goes Posh as Auction Site Starts “White Glove” Service by Selling Its Own Mercedes Gullwing at No Reserve," 17 May 2019 Almost two-thirds of the vehicles on the road have more than 75,000 miles on the odometer. — Paul Weissler, Popular Mechanics, "How to Pick the Right Motor Oil for Your Car," 14 Feb. 2019 The speedometer, odometer, radio controls, steering wheel position button, side mirrors buttons, climate — everything — is housed in the 15-inch center screen. — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, "Tesla Model 3 just may be worth the wait," 19 Apr. 2018 Almost two-thirds of the vehicles on the road have more than 75,000 miles on the odometer. — Paul Weissler, Popular Mechanics, "How to Pick the Right Motor Oil for Your Car," 14 Feb. 2019 Using the steering wheel controls, drivers can change radio stations and sources, get navigation commands, reset trip odometers or check active fuel economy and other data bits available in the touchscreen — without having to use the touch screen. — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, "Auto review: 2017 Buick LaCrosse is a good car at a bad time," 15 Aug. 2017 Vroom escapes those restrictions by exclusively selling used cars (albeit some with only a few hundred miles on the odometer), conducting the whole transaction online. — Zachary Palmer, Popular Mechanics, "The 10 Best Sites to Buy and Sell Your Car Online," 7 Aug. 2018 During the original murder investigation, detectives discovered Warren was rolling back odometers on vehicles at his used car lot. — Marc Freeman, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Killer clown investigators used DNA from hair samples to make cold case arrest," 13 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'odometer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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