How to Use bumper car in a Sentence

bumper car

noun
  • The ice bumper car rides cost $15 for a 10-minute ride.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Take the little ones on the bumper cars and kiddie rides.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2018
  • The bumper cars were unable to be salvaged and had to be replaced.
    Nicole Bonaccorso, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The guy dressed like a chicken would never ask Kufrin to play bumper cars with him.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Dodgem, the park’s bumper car ride, was transferred from Coney Island back in 1972.
    Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Giraffe was also seen next to a $3 sign and driving a bumper car.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2020
  • After some panicky running about, the girls find Spencer trapped in a bumper car.
    Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
  • In 2007, Barack Obama rode bumper cars with his daughter Sasha.
    NBC News, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The trial ends with a long, repetitive boss fight in a bumper car arena.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 30 May 2018
  • When the inevitable game of bumper cars settled down, about a dozen large survivors remained.
    Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2020
  • When crews arrived, the candy store was burning and the flames spread to the adjacent children’s bumper car ride.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Steichen, at the crossroads of the art nouveau and arts-and-crafts movements, is the antidote to bumper cars and water slides.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Cap the afternoon off a ride in the bumper car arena or choose from a variety of arcade games.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2019
  • The family-friendly spot has a snow playground, an igloo, a bumper car ice rink, a giant snow slide and more.
    Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2020
  • The company describes WhirlyBall as a cross between lacrosse and bumper cars, played by two teams of five.
    Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • The boy regularly drives go-carts and bumper cars, police said in a press release.
    NBC News, 22 Aug. 2019
  • On the midway, children rode fan favorites Pharaoh’s Fury bumper cars, wended their way through the fun house and played games for prizes and in between.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • Reserve an ice skating or bumper car slot online at myfountainsquare.com/ice-rink.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The sport is a mix of parts lacrosse, hockey, basketball and bumper cars, according to the Whirlyball website.
    Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 13 July 2018
  • Still, even though tonight's Bachelor episode poked fun at the 32-year-old's childhood bumper car trauma, who could blame her? Whiplash is no joke.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Additional costs for the arcade, bumper cars, laser tag and miniature golf.
    Sonja Haller, azcentral, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Shop the pop-up artist colony for handmade wares and unique goods; refuel in the food village, race bumper cars, watch acrobats, join a parade.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
  • Whirlyball is a team sport played in vehicles similar to bumper cars.
    Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 13 July 2018
  • The arcade opened in 1990 and now offers arcade games, go karts, miniature golf, miniature bowling, a giant slide and bumper cars.
    Bob Bong, Daily Southtown, 29 May 2018
  • Parliament may be headed for a game of legislative bumper cars.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Parkgoers at a North Carolina amusement park were in for a fright when a bumper car suddenly burst in flames.
    Janine Puhak, Fox News, 6 June 2018
  • Rob and Michelle Adams of Glencoe experienced the ice bumper cars with daughter Rachel, 7, a second-grader.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2023
  • In an interview in early July, Mr. Tolia had the somewhat rattled demeanor of a man who had been on a bumper car ride for three days.
    New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
  • According to The Sun, a British tabloid, the park on the property was set up like a carnival, complete with a Ferris wheel, bumper cars, games, and fall-colored string lights.
    Tess Kornfeld, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2018
  • The box was located in the bumper car ride operator station, the citation said.
    Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 11 June 2021

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