plural SUVs
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : sport utility vehicle

Examples of SUV in a Sentence

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The following is a brief first-take review of the 2025 Hummer EV 3X (tri-motor) SUV with the available Extreme Off-Road package. Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 Furthermore, the Model Y competes in the red-hot SUV/crossover segment, which dominates the market. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024 One September night around midnight, police said, Kelly aimed a gun at the glass windows and door from his SUV and fired multiple times. Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024 Investigators determined that a man speeding on northbound Bardstown Road collided with a SUV that was turning out of Bardstown Falls Road. Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for SUV 

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of SUV was in 1986

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“SUV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUV. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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