sports car

noun

: a low small usually 2-passenger automobile designed for quick response, easy maneuverability, and high-speed driving

Examples of sports car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inside the closed cockpits of WEC’s two classes of sports car, the difference may be academic. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

The result is a 721-horsepower, all-wheel-drive American sports car with a honkin’ V8 behind the cockpit. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

For $4,000 per month, customers could switch between models in as little as 24 hours, using the HX3 hatchback for the workweek, the S90 sports car for the weekend, and the HX7 SUV when family visited. — Harvard Business Review, 3 Sep. 2026

Instead of being whisked away by sports cars and speedboats, the pair currently rely on only their feet for transportation, walking from their prison cells along a secure, windowless pedestrian walkway to reach a courtroom for legal proceedings. — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sports car

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• alvar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar

Kids Definition

sports car

noun

: a low small usually two-passenger automobile designed for high-speed driving