How to Use road/ground clearance in a Sentence

road/ground clearance

noun

• Out here, ground clearance is at least as important as glitz.
  — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
• With its extreme ground clearance, extreme power, and sheer size.
  — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
• Its ground clearance and high seating position mark it as an SUV.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2023
• Their steeds were armed for off-road battle with 37-inch all-terrain tires, skid plates and 13-inch ground clearance.
  — cleveland, 21 Jan. 2023
• With its 35-inch tires, extreme ground clearance, extreme power, and its sheer outrageous size.
  — Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
• Larger pulls make opening drawers with one hand easier, and 9-inch ground clearance allows wheelchairs to scoot by.
  — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
• The effectiveness of these preparations will depend on the speed of airfield and road clearance once the weather improves.
  — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
• Activating the off-road mode offers increases ground clearance when needed.
  — James Raia, Mercury News, 25 May 2025
• Thanks to the advanced suspension and gigantic tires the truck has a nearly 16-inch ground clearance sure to come in handy in any off-road rally.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2024
• The package includes higher ground clearance, 33-inch tyres on 20-inch wheels, a roof basket, and a more durable underbody plate.
  — Jon Porter, The Verge, 4 Aug. 2023
• Highcountry says the trailer has just over 16 inches (41 cm) of ground clearance unloaded.
  — New Atlas, 9 May 2025
• To plow through up to 32 inches of water in Extract mode by increasing ground clearance to 16 inches.
  — Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
• This provides more ground clearance and continuously adjustable damping for the compression and rebound stages of the shock absorbers.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2023
• Top Gear is alluding to the G-Wagon's legitimate off-roading chops thanks to its ground clearance and rugged build.
  — Charles Singh, USA Today, 9 May 2025
• Where the TrailSport stands apart is in its dirt-ready features, plus the TrailSport also has an inch more ground clearance than the other trims.
  — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 19 June 2024
• Other stats include several suspension options, more than a foot of ground clearance, the ability to ford 3 feet of water and up to 35-inch tires.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
• Overland models have ground clearance that is better than most off-road vehicles, thanks to the trailer’s axle-less design using a Timbren suspension arm.
  — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
• Adaptive air suspension is available on the Z71 and High Country models for greater ground clearance when needed.
  — Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Hiking, Biking, Walking and dog-trailing, is just a few to say the least that Forester lovers have come to enjoy due to that boxy shape, along with moderate ground clearance.
  — Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
• There’s also a custom suspension with Fox shocks and Eibach springs, while the center skid plate has also been swapped out for a tank tread system should ground clearance ever prove to be an issue.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
• The Forest Service recommends high-clearance vehicles, but as of this writing, the road was nicely graded and was doable in a car with six inches of ground clearance.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
• The Fury’s developers wisely emphasized mobility, and gave their ’bot big wheels, a low center of gravity and a high chassis with plenty of ground clearance.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
• The truck's high-clearance trail exhaust provides enhanced ground clearance and departure angles and the 33-inch tires deliver off-road traction in not-so-ideal conditions.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
• Depending on the driving mode, the Urus’s air springs adjust for ground clearance, with travel ranging from 15 mm to up to 75 mm when the lifting system is activated.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2024
• In total, the suspension can raise to allow for over nine inches of ground clearance—not quite as much as a Rivian, but better than a Tesla Model X’s highest setting.
  — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
• With some truly impressive ground clearance, big 22-inch wheels, and a hatchback that can transform into an open cargo bed at the touch of a button, the Activesphere is described as Audi’s most versatile concept.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 26 Jan. 2023