sport utility vehicle
noun
variants
or sport-utility vehicle
or less commonly sport utility
or sport-utility
plural sport utility vehicles or sport-utility vehicles also sport utilities or sport-utilities
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : suv
called also sport-ute
Examples of sport utility vehicle in a Sentence
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Dunlap scribbled on the pad, pulled out his keys and headed towards to a sport utility vehicle that was parked just outside of the office’s front door.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Despite launching the super SUV category, the team at Lamborghini understands that its sport utility vehicles are not going to be used for standard off-roading activities.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
The growing popularity of Chinese sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks has shaken up Mexico’s luxury car market, hitting sales of traditionally dominant brands such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
—Afp, Fortune Asia, 27 Dec. 2024
The first models to get the ultra-fast charging will be the Han L and the Tang L sport utility vehicle.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
Its latest offering is Defender OCTA, the boldest, most powerful and most expensive version of its four-door sport utility vehicle (SUV).
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
In the United States, the two companies have similar product lines focused on small and medium-size cars and sport utility vehicles like Nissan’s Sentra, Altima and Rogue and Honda’s Civic, Accord and CRV.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Overlanding and off-roading are no longer hobbies of extreme thrill seekers with more Americans traversing local trails and taking their pricey sport utility vehicles and trucks with them.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
The second crime happened Aug. 19, 2019, when James was driving a sport utility vehicle at nearly 50 mph that ran a red light and struck the passenger side of another vehicle, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Despite launching the super SUV category, the team at Lamborghini understands that its sport utility vehicles are not going to be used for standard off-roading activities.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
The growing popularity of Chinese sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks has shaken up Mexico’s luxury car market, hitting sales of traditionally dominant brands such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
—Afp, Fortune Asia, 27 Dec. 2024
The first models to get the ultra-fast charging will be the Han L and the Tang L sport utility vehicle.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
Its latest offering is Defender OCTA, the boldest, most powerful and most expensive version of its four-door sport utility vehicle (SUV).
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
In the United States, the two companies have similar product lines focused on small and medium-size cars and sport utility vehicles like Nissan’s Sentra, Altima and Rogue and Honda’s Civic, Accord and CRV.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Overlanding and off-roading are no longer hobbies of extreme thrill seekers with more Americans traversing local trails and taking their pricey sport utility vehicles and trucks with them.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
The second crime happened Aug. 19, 2019, when James was driving a sport utility vehicle at nearly 50 mph that ran a red light and struck the passenger side of another vehicle, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Sport utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sport%20utility%20vehicle. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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