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minibus

noun

Definition of minibus

as in bus

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Recent Examples of minibus An Associated Press journalist at the scene reported that the minibus was overturned with its front end completely crushed, while the train itself suffered relatively minor damage. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 One of my earliest memories of Los Angeles was taking a Star Tour as a 10-year-old in an open-air minibus along the residential streets of 90210. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Two children were among four people killed when a school minibus was hit by a train after appearing to plow through a barrier at a level crossing in northern Belgium on Tuesday morning, police said. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 26 May 2026 Not just any type of bus, but a marshrutka—a crowded, rumbling, claustrophobic Soviet holdover minibus, solidly built with steel girding and equally lacking in shock absorbers and seat padding. — Irene Zabytko may 7, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for minibus

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Noun

The lucky break allowed Kevin to quit his job as a bus driver.

— Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Including tanks and spacecraft buses, the full payload would total more than 436 tons in geosynchronous orbit.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of bus

Noun

Outside, the cops, led by a dry sinister officer in a long black leather coat, order him to get on the ground, face down; Sophia comes out of the house and is placed in the back of a car, staring at all this through the glass.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
The governor’s September 2020 order directed the state to require all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state after 2035 be zero-emission vehicles.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of car

Noun

Only one is from a power conference and most of the others have played musical coaches in the hope of finally playing beyond the regular season.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Electing to keep his No 5 on the field, the Brazil head coach made a subtle tactical tweak that saw Endrick enter the action and brought Matheus Cunha further to the left flank — which unlocked the attacking prowess of Vinicius Junior.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of coach

Noun

The update removes cattle hides, skins and leather from the scope of regulation, along with re-treaded tires, soybeans for sowing, articles of vulcanized rubber, conveyor and transmission belts, and aircraft and automobile seats.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
The golfer has been involved in four incidents involving automobiles since 2009, causing personal and professional harm.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

Definition of automobile

Noun

Though a mattress, allegedly covered in blood, was initially found inside the van, a judge later ruled through testing that there was no blood on it.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 18 July 2026
With fewer international visitors to cater to, the atmosphere is easygoing and laid-back; no black transfer vans or aspiring DJs here.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 17 July 2026

Definition of van

Noun

In early 2024, this writer first broke the story about Toyota announcing that the Century would evolve from a single flagship limousine into a standalone ultra-luxury marque and sit above Lexus as Toyota’s ultra-luxury brand.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The White House is an active construction site, with cement trucks going through the same gates typically used by the president’s armored limousine.

— Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of limousine

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