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V-8

noun

Definition of V-8

as in coupe

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Recent Examples of V-8 It’s powered by a Chevy V-8 mated to a three-speed automatic transmission. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026 That includes having the option for a V-8 engine in the high-end King Ranch and Platinum models for the first time since the 2023 model year. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 The retention of Audi’s V-8 engine was critical to the company’s turnaround strategy. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for V-8

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Noun

The kidnapper, William Hickman, in the driver’s seat of a Chrysler coupe, leveled a gun at him and demanded the money.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The customized coupe features a T-top roof, aggressive aero body kit, and a graphics package that could have appeared in the original The Fast and the Furious.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of coupe

Noun

It is achieved through a repertoire of authoritative positions and movements that compel individuals, crowds, and cars to move or to hold still.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Meyer wound up allegedly misappropriating about $570,000, including $100,000 for a personal investment in an exotic-car company and $220,000 sent to his personal bank account.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of car

Noun

Since the modern torch relay tradition began in 1936, the flame has burned underwater (Sydney 2000) and in space (Atlanta 1996) and traveled by plane, train, automobile, boat, pony and even camel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The area suffered thousands of manufacturing job losses as the automobile industry collapsed and jobs were sent overseas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of automobile

Noun

In one incident, during a personal trip to Oregon, Chavez-DeRemer allegedly stopped at a strip club featuring partially nude dancers and directed her limousine driver to give money to a performer, the report said.

— Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The visual style references a late 1980s Donna Karan campaign and video, photographed by Dennis Piel, that featured Rosemary McGrotha expressing her inner thoughts inside a limousine coming into New York.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of limousine

Noun

Evans was charged with one count of burglary to a motor vehicle in connection with that case, per the release.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
And fourth, when writing and passing the Clean Air Act, Congress specifically chose to preempt state regulations on emissions from new motor vehicles.

— Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of motor vehicle

Noun

Homeowners insurance is a type of property and casualty insurance, as are renters insurance and auto insurance.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
The highest costs of the tariffs will be concentrated within a few industries, including auto and other manufacturing, dairy, and alcohol and spirits, said Alex Durante, a senior economist at the Tax Foundation.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of auto

Noun

Details of what caused the crash have not been released, but a red pick-up truck was seen on top of a sedan, which had a different red pick-up slammed into the back of it.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
The final images include Farrell emerging from a luxury sedan at night and Johnson looking haunted at what appears to be a party and then all three, dressed in all black, in a lounge.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of sedan

Noun

From pencil to pleated, mini to knee-length, sheer to leather, and understated to embellished — the skirt ruled the runway.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Back in June, Rosalía stepped out in New York in a white Stella McCartney mini-dress with a tulle hem (another ballet-esque look) while Bahia stuck to a gray crewneck, low-rise jeans, and loafers.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

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