as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
with the coming of the horseless carriage, distances between places were greatly reduced and the national landscape was transformed
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Recent Examples of horseless carriage
Ferdinand Porsche first put them in a prototype horseless carriage in 1900.
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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
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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
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In photos published by the Daily Mail, the pair are seen walking to the car together with Hadid dressed in a tan miniskirt, a white crop top, and a brown leather jacket.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
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The driver crashed the car through the outer railing and onto a walkway where people were standing outside the departure area at Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 1 just before 9 a.m., the Philippine Red Cross said in a statement.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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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
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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
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Trump's trade policies, including tariffs and protectionist measures, and his emphasis on national champions in industries like steel and automobiles echo this imperial approach, prioritizing national economic directives over free market principles.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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His isolationist tariff doctrine has already hit other major U.S. trade partners with sweeping duties on automobiles, steel and general imports.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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However, achieving automation and connectivity between disparate machines, systems and factory locations will first require a holistic data foundation.—
Marco Santos,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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This would require innovative technologies and a machine learning model that could understand the consumer’s buying history and preferences with more nuance than existing models.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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“Horseless carriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horseless%20carriage. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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