How to Use vehicular in a Sentence
vehicular
adjective- The road was closed to vehicular traffic.
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In this longer version, the vehicular majesty is still a key part of the film’s delights.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 25 June 2021
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Portions of the Strip will be closed to vehicular traffic during the three days of the draft.
—Barry Wilner, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2020
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There was a robbery and vehicular hijacking in the 1600 block of Ridge Ave.
—Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2022
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It was choked, even if due to waterlogging and not the vehicular traffic the city is known for.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 6 Sep. 2022
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There are a few choice vehicular stunts and brief flashes of hand-to-hand combat.
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 29 June 2021
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As a result, vehicular pursuits were added to the list of items the study’s authors were asked to review.
—Christian Sheckler, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2019
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Many walked along the side of the highway because vehicular traffic had stalled on the only road out.
—Sonia Perez D. and Mark Stevenson, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2018
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They are connected to the death of Heather Heyer, as well as to the injuries of dozens of others in the vehicular attack.
—James Hohmann, Washington Post, 28 June 2018
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Almost 90 percent of the children who died from vehicular heat stroke were age 3 and younger and more than half were younger than one.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 21 Jan. 2020
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Now, the driver of the Dodge is facing charges that include vehicular homicide and child abuse.
—Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2021
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Cory Beaty, who served three years for vehicular assault, was set to be released on May 10.
—Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
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At that time, the island will open to vehicular traffic.
—Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2019
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Just getting to the ski area was risky for some who left their cars a couple switchbacks up the road to Loveland Pass and hiked down to beat the vehicular backup.
—John Meyer, The Know, 4 July 2019
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Yousuf Hasan, 25, now faces charges of vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a crash with death and DUI manslaughter, records show.
—Jeff Weiner, orlandosentinel.com, 29 June 2019
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Both the vehicular and pedestrian crossing for Ridgeland will be closed for the whole project.
—Mary Wisniewski, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2018
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Trevor Johnson, who pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a crash and vehicular homicide, was sentenced to 2½ years in prison.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 1 July 2024
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Over time vehicular and foot traffic has changed the hydrology of the Black Rock.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 8 Sep. 2023
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Dead to Me isn’t Dead to Me without the whiff of a finale murder and a drunken act of vehicular violence.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 12 May 2020
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Streets along the route will be fully closed to non‐participants and vehicular traffic, except Main Street between 2nd and 3rd streets.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Mar. 2022
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The closer the freeway encroaches, the more chance that the vehicular noise will spook the horses and endanger the riders.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2022
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Players have been able to ride this already on Rebirth Island, but this should add some fun vehicular chaos to the Big Map.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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But a closer look at the data shows that while gun deaths are close in number to vehicular deaths, much depends on how the numbers are sliced.
—Joe Murphy, NBC News, 3 June 2022
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The study also found massive declines in the amount of vehicular traffic in at least one public place.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 8 June 2020
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Hensley is the 23rd child to die from vehicular heatstroke this year, according to KidsandCars.org, which tracks hot car deaths.
—Fox News, 1 Oct. 2020
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Instead, my car is the vehicular equivalent of couch-locked, and smells like nothing much at all.
—Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
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Neil was found to be legally drunk at the scene and later pleaded guilty to charges of drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter.
—Dean Kuipers, SPIN, 8 Jan. 2023
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Galle, who was arrested on April 6, faces six counts of vehicular homicide in the West Delray crash.
—Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2022
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Null added the case to his website’s list tracking pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths, as the 20th one this year in the country and the third in California.
—Ethan Wolin august 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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State troopers obtained a criminal arrest warrant for Singh for three counts of vehicular homicide.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
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