horseless carriage

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Recent Examples of horseless carriage Ferdinand Porsche first put them in a prototype horseless carriage in 1900. WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023 There’s no argument that today’s cars, trucks, and SUVs are built and engineered far better than at any point since the days of the horseless carriage. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Within a decade, however, the horseless carriage had greatly reduced demand for horse clippers. Gregg Opelka, WSJ, 18 May 2022 Ford's 'horseless carriage' had two speeds — 10 and 20 miles per hour selected by twin drive belts. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2021 See All Example Sentences for horseless carriage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horseless carriage
Noun
  • Prosecutors alleged Read hit O'Keefe with her car and left him outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer after the couple got into an argument.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Prep Your Vehicle Make sure your car is road-trip ready.
    Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Nevertheless, hours later on April 18, they were loaded onto a bus bound for nearby Abilene Regional Airport, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and family members, before the bus was turned around and sent back to the detention center.
    USA Today, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • The Mexican government also organized fleets of buses intended to transport Mexican nationals from reception centers back to their hometowns.
    Danielle Wallace , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Elegant showrooms featuring dramatic lighting, rotating platforms, and luxurious surroundings elevated the automobile from mere transportation to aspirational lifestyle statement.
    Alex Levin, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In the 20th century, automobiles defined modernity.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For those who like to keep fit, there's a fitness center with Technogym equipment, free weights, Power Plate machines, a Kinesis wall, and a Pilates corner.
    Nicole Brewer, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025
  • One of Musk’s machines plays a minor role in Cronenberg’s latest picture, The Shrouds (out now), when the story’s antagonist, Guy Pearce, programs coordinates into a Tesla for it to self-drive protagonist Karsh (Vincent Cassel) to a mysterious location.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Horseless carriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horseless%20carriage. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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