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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While most of the affordable vehicles in this category are smaller crossovers, they are still considered sport utility vehicles.
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Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors allege Dominguez ran the stop sign at the rural intersection at a high rate of speed before his pickup crashed into the sport utility vehicle with Vargas and family inside, pushing the SUV off the roadway.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
In Japan, sport utility vehicles and are becoming popular among people with families and for outdoor activities such as camping, but buyers often go for more stylish, smaller models.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The three-row sport utility vehicle, marketed in all capital letters, is Hyundai’s largest EV.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
The Context Police said the gunman killed an employee collecting shopping carts outside the store, then a man and his 4-year-old granddaughter in a sport utility vehicle.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors allege Dominguez ran the stop sign at the rural intersection at a high rate of speed before his pickup crashed into the sport utility vehicle with Vargas and family inside, pushing the SUV off the roadway.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
In Japan, sport utility vehicles and are becoming popular among people with families and for outdoor activities such as camping, but buyers often go for more stylish, smaller models.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The three-row sport utility vehicle, marketed in all capital letters, is Hyundai’s largest EV.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
The Context Police said the gunman killed an employee collecting shopping carts outside the store, then a man and his 4-year-old granddaughter in a sport utility vehicle.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Sport utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sport%20utility%20vehicle. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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