sport utility vehicle
noun
variants
or sport-utility vehicle
or less commonly sport utility
or sport-utility
plural sport utility vehicles or sport-utility vehicles also sport utilities or sport-utilities
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : suv
called also sport-ute
Examples of sport utility vehicle in a Sentence
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Volvo's chief technology officer, Anders Bell, talks to his EX60 sport utility vehicle a lot.
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Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
The more than 100-year-old brand now offers only four choices, all sport utility vehicles.
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James Raia,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
As seen in security video, a man drove a dark-colored sport utility vehicle towing a small wooden trailer into an empty parking lot at the store.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles, including sport utility vehicles (SUV’s) and pick-ups.
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Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Another man stood by the passenger side of a sport utility vehicle.
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Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
As officers were working at the scene about four hours after Elijah Mayo was killed, a sport utility vehicle drove by multiple times at a high rate of speed, according to police.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
Starting the service in 2021 with just three vehicles, the operation now fields 21 vans and sport utility vehicles offering round-the-clock response throughout the region.
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Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
The California Highway Patrol said the driver of a southbound Mitsubishi sedan sideswiped a northbound sport utility vehicle, then crashed into a Toyota sedan behind the SUV.
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David Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
30 Mar. 2026
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Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
The more than 100-year-old brand now offers only four choices, all sport utility vehicles.
—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
As seen in security video, a man drove a dark-colored sport utility vehicle towing a small wooden trailer into an empty parking lot at the store.
—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles, including sport utility vehicles (SUV’s) and pick-ups.
—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Another man stood by the passenger side of a sport utility vehicle.
—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
As officers were working at the scene about four hours after Elijah Mayo was killed, a sport utility vehicle drove by multiple times at a high rate of speed, according to police.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
Starting the service in 2021 with just three vehicles, the operation now fields 21 vans and sport utility vehicles offering round-the-clock response throughout the region.
—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
The California Highway Patrol said the driver of a southbound Mitsubishi sedan sideswiped a northbound sport utility vehicle, then crashed into a Toyota sedan behind the SUV.
—
David Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Sport utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sport%20utility%20vehicle. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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