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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Its latest offering is Defender OCTA, the boldest, most powerful and most expensive version of its four-door sport utility vehicle (SUV).
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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
The State Department also plans to purchase smaller quantities of armored vehicles from other suppliers, according to the procurement forecast, including BMW sport utility vehicles valued at $40 million.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Neue Klasse vehicles, cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs), will be new from the ground up and push forward exterior and interior design, and feature cutting-edge technology.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Initial reports indicated that the woman was struck in the roadway by a sport utility vehicle that may have been a light color.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
To qualify, vans, trucks and sport utility vehicles must have a list price of $80,000 or less; sedans can cost up to $55,000.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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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
The State Department also plans to purchase smaller quantities of armored vehicles from other suppliers, according to the procurement forecast, including BMW sport utility vehicles valued at $40 million.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Neue Klasse vehicles, cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs), will be new from the ground up and push forward exterior and interior design, and feature cutting-edge technology.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Initial reports indicated that the woman was struck in the roadway by a sport utility vehicle that may have been a light color.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
To qualify, vans, trucks and sport utility vehicles must have a list price of $80,000 or less; sedans can cost up to $55,000.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Sport utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sport%20utility%20vehicle. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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