sports car

noun

Definition of sports carnext
as in town car

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Recent Examples of sports car Earlier this week, the Italian sports car maker announced its longtime chief marketing and commercial officer, Enrico Galliera, is leaving the company. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 Like a sports car needs to warm its engine. — Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 But once the couple married and welcomed six sons, the two-door sports car no longer fit their growing family, forcing Daniel to trade it in for something more practical. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Within weeks of that lunch, the two were sketching out plans for a high‑performance electric sports car, and Musk soon led Tesla’s first major funding round. — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sports car
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sports car
  1. town car
  2. station wagon
  3. motor vehicle
  4. SUV
  5. wagon
  6. coach
  7. convertible
  8. woody
Noun
  • The app, called Cherry, lasted only a year, but Sacks did better with another early-stage investment in a company that sent a town car to pick you up.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2026
  • EVs would make ideal little town cars, catering for maybe 90% of driving needs.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Definition of town car
Noun
  • My family loved to spin yarns and tell stories, whether at the dinner table or on long drives in the station wagon and the backward-facing trundle seat.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • For those who miss the vibe of a station wagon, there is the bZ Woodland, and an all-electric Highlander is nearing the showroom, too.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
Definition of station wagon
Noun
  • Among children ages 5 through 14, drowning is second only to motor vehicle crashes of unintentional injury deaths.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Two of the citations are for operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of motor vehicle
Noun
  • Perez, in a 2010 Honda Element SUV, was in the same lane, driving toward him for two miles.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The Detroit giant has recalled over half a million examples of the popular SUV.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
Definition of SUV
Noun
  • Lucy’s on the Square, housed inside another historic building, embraces its Texas roots with eclectic decor including vintage cowboy hats and wagon wheels.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
  • Coolers are also allowed as long as they are attached to a wagon.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of wagon
Noun
  • Lionel Scaloni, the Argentina head coach, attempted to intervene.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • His grandfather, Mayes Dobbins, was the school’s first football coach.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • Sheriff's deputies then found Pelosi's brown convertible nearby with damage to the front-right side, which was consistent with damage found on the parked car.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Deputies later found a California Highway Patrol vehicle parked behind Pelosi’s convertible.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of convertible
Noun
  • That bite and raw intensity produce some of the album’s standout moments, transmuting jungle’s physicality across a wide emotional range with poetic verve and Nia’s woody, vulnerable, yet strident timbre.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • Bittersweet Nightshade Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) is a woody weed in the nightshade family, a family of plants notorious for its toxicity.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 17 July 2026
Definition of woody

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