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Examples of running board in a Sentence
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The wagon destroyed in the April fire had about 50% integrity, officials said, with original running boards and some metal hardware.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Standard full-time four-wheel drive, a locking rear differential, power-deploying running boards, a sunroof, heated and ventilated front seats, a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster, the aforementioned 14-inch central touchscreen, and a head-up display give it a premium look and feel.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Paul Landis is the agent on the rear right running board turning around to look over his right shoulder.
—Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
Because the first lady accompanied her husband to Dallas that fall day in 1963, Mr. Landis, then 28, was part of the motorcade, riding the rear of the right running board on the black Cadillac convertible, code named Halfback, just feet behind the presidential limousine.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
The Platinum Black also includes standard power-deploying running boards with a gloss black finish, reflective black lightning badges, and a soft-shell black tonneau cover to hide a Batcycle under.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 24 Aug. 2023
Power-retractable running boards are also standard on the Grand Wagoneer.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
The High Country will get adaptive cruise control as standard, as well as an optional Midnight Edition that adds powered running boards finished in black.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2023
The bill would ban Floridians from holding dogs in their lap while driving, or transporting their dogs via the car’s running board, fender, hood, roof, or trunk.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1858, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near running board
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“Running board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20board. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
running board
noun
: a narrow step at the side of an automobile
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