How to Use automobile in a Sentence

automobile

noun
  • He drives an expensive automobile.
  • To patch the holes, use a two-part filler made for holes in automobile bodies.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
  • So the control of the automobile is about the control of your freedom.
    Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
  • On top of the salary, the contract awards a monthly stipend of $1,000 as an automobile allowance.
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The city also embraced the automobile — the first car dealership opened in 1920.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Therefore, the goal with the Michelin Guide was to simply drum up interest in automobiles—and the tires that would soon follow.
    Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2023
  • Sometimes, though, a more compelling read comes from observers who put the automobile in the context of daily life.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Moore said that tens of thousands of people have jobs that in some way depend on the Port of Baltimore, the top port in the nation for automobile shipments.
    Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
  • By 1916, automobiles started to take the place of trolley and the rail car line found itself in financial trouble.
    Randy McCrory Vintage Bentonville, arkansasonline.com, 1 Feb. 2024
  • His presence at the event comes at a time when profound changes are underway in the automobile industry and across the Motor City.
    Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2024
  • More than a century ago, the advent of the automobile was bad news for stable hands, but good for mechanics.
    Robert McMillan, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Watching the world go by across six busy lanes of traffic all day, Hankoff has had plenty of time to look for trends in automobiles and those who pilot them.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 May 2023
  • There’s a century-long history and a great deal of culture built around the automobile.
    Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Volkswagen’s latest partnership in the country is a sign of things to come in the world’s largest automobile market.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 27 July 2023
  • When saving the life of young girl Kiki in an automobile accident, Michael begins to forgive himself for the death of his son.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Other snaps featured miniature race cars, a cake shaped like the automobile and race car balloons.
    Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Each drink is one too many for the already beleaguered liver, that much more fuel for the automobile driver.
    Wilson M. Sims, Longreads, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Slightly offsetting automobile strength was a drop in RV and boat sales due to the higher interest rates.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Wi-Fi: Your automobile can connect to a Wi-Fi network, either at your home, workplace or a public hotspot.
    Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • At the time, conditions in automobile plants were appalling.
    Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • To be blunt, a lot of residents just want these automobiles out of sight, which seemingly would be accomplished with the tenth-of-a-mile rule, if car owners followed the rules.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The museum offers a timeline of the race and the track, which was built in 1909 primarily to test nascent passenger automobiles.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 13 July 2023
  • These automobiles have very few resale options and won't be accepted as trade-ins.
    Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 10 July 2023
  • From the automobile industry to Hollywood, US workers have gone on strike at rates not seen in years and even more could walk off the job to demand better contracts.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 1 Oct. 2023
  • All the while, the automobile industry and allied pressure groups waged a fierce campaign to give drivers unrivaled precedence on the roads.
    Jack McCordick, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The fuel crisis was in full swing, and more and more emission controls were being heaped on automobile powerplants.
    Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Several roads in the area were tributes to automobile culture.
    Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • Cars and events showcasing them are ingrained in our culture, which revolves around the automobile.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • Planes, trains, and automobiles have been joined by trams, taxis, ships, tractors, and more.
    Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
  • This was the car that might finally persuade so many middle-class consumers to stop waiting and spring for their first automobile.
    Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026

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