roadster

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Recent Examples of roadster But, nevertheless, the entry-level roadster has finally landed in America, going on sale through the brand's dealership network in the country. New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025 For the first couple of decades of the MX-5, the car was available as a single body style—a soft-top roadster. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2025 Bonneville, a dry lakebed on the border of Utah and Nevada, has long been an iconic location for land speed records, with Speed Week attracting around 500 hot rods, roadsters and motorcycles each year. George Ramsay, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025 The classic car enthusiast said his interest began with his father’s collection, which started with a 1937 American Bantam roadster in 1962. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for roadster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadster
Noun
  • Initially, Volvo approached German coachbuilder Karmann to build bodies for the sporty new 2+2 coupe, but Volkswagen strongarmed Karmann—prolific supplier of cars like the Karmann Ghia Type 14—threatening to cancel contracts if Karmann got involved with the attractive Swedish upstart.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Offered in coupe, convertible and four-door Gran Coupe, the 2025 BMW M8 features top-line technology and the carmaker’s signature masculinity.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The coupe will start at $272,650 and the cabriolet at $286,650, an increase of around $30,000 and $40,000, respectively.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Per Car and Driver, the Carrera 4S coupe will likely be priced around US$156K, the Carrera 4S cabriolet at $170K, and the Targa 4S at $171K. Take those price estimations with a pinch of salt, though.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • Georgi then watched as the trio pulled away in their cab.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Will plays Tyson, who drove cabs before joining Dwight's crew as an enforcer.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • High jinks ensue, including a hilarious scene in the Big Game with a scampering dog and a chariot chase.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, the bare-bones Lancia, with its buckboard-short 85.8-inch wheelbase, iffy fiberglass bodywork and minimalist cockpit, was aimed squarely at rally competition.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
Noun
  • The royal couple was transported to the senate in the grandest of royal ways: in a landau carriage escorted by a troupe from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride in their bright red tunics.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Noun
  • Teammate Mike Kelfer believes both mirrored their legendary coach’s diligence.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Associate head coach Eric Thibault will take over in her place.
    Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Roadster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadster. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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