How to Use carhop in a Sentence

carhop

noun

• Alyssa worked as a carhop at the Sonic Drive-In in town, according to her Facebook profile.
  — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 19 May 2017
• One of those was Deane Hlavaty (no relation to this reporter), who at 17 years old became a star carhop at the South Main location.
  — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
• At the time, fast-food restaurants typically had carhops bring orders to a customer’s car.
  — Robert D. Hershey Jr., New York Times, 16 Apr. 2018
• The carhop has had something of a resurgence during the pandemic, with the elimination of dine-in and many more people eating in their cars.
  — Lucas Kwan Peterson Food Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2021
• Being Dallas, where good weather is frequent, the former Sonic carhop area is now a large outdoor dining patio.
  — Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 12 July 2018
• Sonic restaurants are known for delivering food by carhop.
  — Margarita Cambest, baltimoresun.com, 12 May 2017
• Older Houstonians no doubt have fond memories of the chain which was popular for its swift carhops, who became local celebrities in their own right.
  — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
• Customers can then choose between accessing the Broadway’s menu online from their phone, or using a laminated card with a QR code on it that a carhop delivers to their window.
  — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2020
• Hiring details: Sonic is hiring about 280 employees in the Phoenix area including carhops, cooks and general managers for both full and part-time positions.
  — Nicole Ludden, azcentral, 18 May 2020

Last Updated: 21 Oct 2024