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
  • After a rocky start in college and a life-altering car accident, Haubert refocused, eventually earning a business degree, an MBA, and finally, a law degree.
    William Jones, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • The new couple, who seemingly confirmed their relationship in recent days after appearing on each other's Instagram pages, leaned in for a kiss and a close embrace after leaving a car.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025
  • Complex Logistics Made Simple Some shore excursions involve more than a bus ride and a walking tour.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • The tariffs then took effect again on March 4, though Trump later paused tariffs on automobiles and exempted many products from the tariffs on March 6.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • At the same time, the president has imposed tariffs on various sectors such as automobile imports and steel and aluminum imports, with the threat to do the same on pharmaceutical imports.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The introduction of steeper tariffs on China by the President Donald Trump administration – even at 30% – could put not only Wisconsin’s machine industries in jeopardy, but Wisconsin residents themselves.
    Elijah Guevara, The Washington Examiner, 21 May 2025
  • To develop a robot that could solve a Rubik’s Cube in record time, the students integrated several systems and technologies, including machine vision for color recognition, custom algorithms and industrial-grade motion control hardware.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025

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“Horseless carriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horseless%20carriage. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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