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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Anyone with information about the SUV and the truck and the drivers is asked to call the CHP Dublin office at 925-828-0466. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 Armstrong slipped out of his black SUV to speak to CNBC just outside the venue. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 At the venue, a Black SUV pulls into a parking lot, where Ken and his Opium crew—including a kid who barely could be described as a teen—pour out of the vehicle. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024 Raphael Warnock arrived on Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion in his SUV, rocking blue jeans and a muted olive vest, ready to make his pitch to the predominantly Black audience. Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2024.

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