How to Use van in a Sentence

van

noun
  • The guy drove her around in his van.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
  • Each time, the van filled with new faces.
    Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Or as if the shirt was run over by a van.
    Ajay Rose, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The digs range from king rooms to van-life spots.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The queue for vans was growing.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Police thought the van had been moved.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • There was talk of a white, unmarked van.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
  • What's more, a neighbor saw a green van.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t crank up a van, don’t drop something.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
  • There was also a large dent on the van's hood.
    Anna Meiler, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In their own van, no one is on Margo’s side.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
  • And her group learned of a man whose van was stolen at gunpoint and burned.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Being this busy means a lot of time on the road, a lot of time in vans.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The dogs were in the van as part of a pet boarding service.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Britani took it out in the van, and she was eaten alive!
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • But, also, what a funny ad on that van.
    Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Juan was led to a white van in the building’s parking lot.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The three men were inside a transport van.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The three men were inside a transport van.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Twelve zones will be serviced by on-demand van pools.
    Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • All-wheel drive is optional for both camper vans.
    New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
  • And London’s roads aren’t just used by cars, vans and trucks.
    Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • She was pinned to the ground, handcuffed, and thrown into a van.
    Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Jesus tried to get through the traffic on foot, but a van struck him.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • He’d been caught smuggling gelignite in his ice-cream van.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Looking to upgrade your camper van?
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2026
  • For a time, Dean Unglert lived out of his van.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Henry parked the van in the gravel lot and cut the engine.
    Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Three of the men were still in the van, while five were working to repair the flat tire.
    William Thornton | [email protected], al, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The guest even began moving items from a van into our home!
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026

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