How to Use hatchback in a Sentence
hatchback
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The hatchback is now hinged at the top, rather than door-style on its side.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2024
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Dave blew up an air mattress for the kids that spilled out of the hatchback.
—Washington Post, 6 June 2020
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With no frunk, all of your storage space is under the hatchback.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022
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The hybrid will be available on both sedan and hatchback body styles.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
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There’s even a little flip edge at the top of the hatchback for extra verve.
—Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 2 May 2017
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The first has a flat tone and is used mostly in bikes, rickshaws and hatchbacks.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
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The low-slung hatchback body looks slick but offers plenty of room to haul freight.
—Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 5 June 2020
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Sitting in the bed of a truck or the back of a hatchback is also welcomed.
—Tyler Carter, Dallas News, 4 Dec. 2020
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This was a 4-seater Ferrari hatchback sportscar.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
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At one point a giant glowing brain the size of a hatchback appears in the woods.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 May 2024
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The camera pans to show vigilantes pulling a small cow out of the hatchback.
—Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
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The woman then left the hotel in a small hatchback, police said.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
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And even the smallest car trunks or hatchbacks will have the space to store this cooler — with room to spare.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
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Tesla hatchback, or even an end to the steady, drip-drip news flow about Musk's share sales.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2021
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The hatchback/cargo space is useless since the hatchback cannot be opened.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
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The suspect left the scene in a dark blue Kia hatchback north bound on the east service road.
—Houston Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2018
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The powertrain wasn’t all the hatchback borrowed from the sports car, though.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
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And there is hustle in the hatchback stance as the 18-inch wheels fill the fenders.
—(james Halfacre), San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2019
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In the video, three officers surround a black hatchback sedan, which was pulled over on the side of the road.
—Anna Bauman, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
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The sharp looking Rio is available in two body styles, a four-door sedan and five-door hatchback.
—Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2020
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The men then drove from the school grounds in what might have been a white Dodge Caliber hatchback.
—cleveland, 1 Oct. 2020
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With all three rows of seats in place, the luggage space in the back is a hatchback-like 306 liters.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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But the Urus looks front half Lambo, and back-half Civic hatchback.
—Imad Khan, Houston Chronicle, 20 Jan. 2018
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That same rule applies to your SUV, coupe, sedan, or hatchback.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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The camper just requires a one- or two-box vehicle with a hatchback or tailgate.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
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At least one officer broke windows as the lieutenant tried to coax the man out of the back of the hatchback.
—Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
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The child was riding in the hatchback area and managed to escape through the rear of the vehicle.
—Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
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There were three people in the hatchback, including the driver and the 1-year-old.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2022
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The would-be burglars left behind a lot of damage at the liquor store before driving off in a gray hatchback.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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When the crash occurred, Parsons was riding in the backseat of the hatchback with her boyfriend.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
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