How to Use e-scooter in a Sentence
e-scooter
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Rent a bike, or grab an e-scooter during warmer months.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
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Now the city wants to reverse course to lure e-scooter companies back.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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As e-bike and e-scooter use grows, they should be accommodated.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
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Now, both e-scooters and e-bikes can be booked using the Lyft or Biketown app.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
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Bike totals also include e-bike, moped, and e-scooter riders.
—John Surico, Curbed, 21 Dec. 2023
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In 2023, 18 people died from e-bike or e-scooter fires.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
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The new e-bike rules follow a separate ordinance that the city passed for e-scooters.
—Nikiya Carrero, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
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Many brands of e-scooters exist on the market and are available on Amazon.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Last year, there were a total of 116 fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters.
—Bobby Caina Calvan, Fortune, 27 July 2023
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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
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Kralle is hopeful her daughter's tragedy brings commonsense rules for e-scooters and their young riders.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 18 June 2026
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Most states set a minimum age for e-scooter use between 12 and 16.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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There are no state definitions for faster e-scooters, Blowers said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Likewise, e-scooters can reach speeds exceeding 20 mph.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
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Police said the crash knocked both the operator and his passenger off the e-scooter.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
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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
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This definition includes e-bikes and e-scooters.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 18 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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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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Instead, Sesko — all 6ft 5in of him — arrived, mantis-like, by e-scooter.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
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In the midst of the pandemic, an e-scooter company had to lay off hundreds of employees.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Those with a smartphone can locate, rent and park dockless e-scooters and e-bikes through an app, or riders can use the text-to-unlock plan.
—Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
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Investing in improvements for rail, bus, roads and last-mile solutions like e-bikes and/or e-scooters.
—Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
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The ordinance doesn't include e-bikes or low-speed e-scooters with a maximum speed of 20 mph or less.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 24 June 2026
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Another person riding an e-scooter was also hit.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Madrid is not the first city to take action against e-scooter rentals, which have become increasingly divisive.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
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