How to Use e-scooter in a Sentence

e-scooter

noun
  • Rent a bike, or grab an e-scooter during warmer months.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • Our city is not alone in the trend of increasing e-scooter injuries.
    Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Now the city wants to reverse course to lure e-scooter companies back.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • As the two quibbled over the price, Butler stepped away and tried to steal the e-scooter.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Proper lighting must be visible on both e-scooters and e-bikes to ride at dusk or at night.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Also, new signs will be erected in town alerting e-scooter and e-bike riders of the laws.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
  • As e-bike and e-scooter use grows, they should be accommodated.
    Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • The high school is one of many in the area that have seen an increase in students riding e-bikes and e-scooters to class.
    Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Now, both e-scooters and e-bikes can be booked using the Lyft or Biketown app.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
  • So far this year, there have been 20 deaths citywide related to e-bikes and e-scooters.
    Ali Bauman, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Bike totals also include e-bike, moped, and e-scooter riders.
    John Surico, Curbed, 21 Dec. 2023
  • In 2023, 18 people died from e-bike or e-scooter fires.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The new e-bike rules follow a separate ordinance that the city passed for e-scooters.
    Nikiya Carrero, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Last year those figures were 17 dead on e-bikes, six from e-scooters and four on regular bikes.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Many brands of e-scooters exist on the market and are available on Amazon.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Last year, there were a total of 116 fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters.
    Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • The e-scooter rider, who was ejected from his ride, was in stable condition, cops said.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
  • Other local school districts haven’t yet taken steps to restrict e-bikes and e-scooters.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • Kralle is hopeful her daughter's tragedy brings commonsense rules for e-scooters and their young riders.
    Joe Holden, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Most states set a minimum age for e-scooter use between 12 and 16.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • There are no state definitions for faster e-scooters, Blowers said.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Likewise, e-scooters can reach speeds exceeding 20 mph.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Police said the crash knocked both the operator and his passenger off the e-scooter.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Members of the teen council said middle school aged children are the primary users of e-bikes and e-scooters.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This definition includes e-bikes and e-scooters.
    Jake Allen, IndyStar, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Some of these machines can go more than twice the legal 15-mph speed limit that applies to e-bikes and e-scooters.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Blacio is the third teen to have been fatally struck while riding an e-scooter in Chicago this year.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • While the Fort Worth city code doesn’t directly address e-bikes and e-scooters, there are state laws in place.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Last month, Baltimore issued a new round of e-bike and e-scooter permits for public use around the city.
    Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
  • The study showed a growing share of patients who sustained these injuries had accidents linked to e-bikes or e-scooters.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

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