How to Use decker in a Sentence

decker

noun
  • The pizza chain is launching a three-in-one meal in a new triple-decker box.
    Alexis Benveniste, CNN, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Video posted online shows heavy flames coming out of the rear of the top floor of a three-decker.
    BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2021
  • Climb to the top of the double-decker boat to take in golden hour views of the coastline from Anse Chastanet Beach to the Pitons.
    Michelle Stansbury, Marie Claire, 8 Apr. 2021
  • A double-decker bus swerves out of the way just in time to avoid hitting the 33-year-old victim.
    Jen Kirby, Daily Intelligencer, 11 Aug. 2017
  • Typhoons have a 36ft (11m) wingspan, about the same size as the length of a double decker bus.
    Bloomberg.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Stokes, 69, works as a tour guide on an open-top double-decker bus.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 4 June 2017
  • But the three-decker, like most legends, was not without its share of bad press.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Slip past the karaoke rooms, the double-decker bus repurposed as a cocktail bar, the band stage and the DJ booth.
    Michael Hiller, Dallas News, 9 July 2019
  • The cost of $14 seemed reasonable for a meaty double-decker in a bun, served with sides of mixed greens and coleslaw.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Images from the scene showed one or two double-decker cars on their sides.
    NBC News, 26 Sep. 2021
  • The triple-decker is a perfect candidate for this kind of work.
    Anthony Flint, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The double-decker Airbus A380 proved to be a challenge for Collins.
    Howard Slutsken, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022
  • While sipping tea on the double-decker, Harry pitched an idea for a new show.
    Julia Barajas, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Bumpy on the top floor, but typical for a double decker bus.
    Alexander Lew, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2007
  • Just below the bar at Jackson’s, a double-decker yacht with the word Lazzara printed on the side bobs in a cove.
    Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The spinosaurid, a two-legged dinosaur with the face of a crocodile, was larger than a double-decker bus.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 June 2022
  • MGK was once struck by a double-decker bus while trying to score drugs in London.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 12 May 2017
  • This fight sequence happens in plain view on the street, with a double-decker bus stopped at a station.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Cleopatra found them an apartment in a three-decker on a narrow Dorchester street by a set of train tracks.
    Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Elsewhere, the three-decker features a huge saloon, a dining room with a 12-seat table and a plush lounge.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2022
  • The event plan is to have 85-cent Big Boy double-decker burgers, a car show and an appearance by the Big Boy mascot.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2021
  • The package also placed an emphasis on a stack of bricks and a double-decker bus.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 20 May 2021
  • Not to be outdone, Sting hit a splash through double-decker tables.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The cast of Dark Phoenix will be subjected to a double-decker bus tour of London led by Corden.
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 14 June 2019
  • The double-decker buses and the city’s underground remind him of Hong Kong.
    Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 28 July 2022
  • The Cooleys’ agenda: ride atop a double-decker tour bus and see about a cruise to Alcatraz.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Or even worse — maybe your loved ones suggest a Segway or double-decker bus tour.
    Marisa Kendall, Philly.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • George started as one of their peers, living with all his relatives in a triple-decker.
    Jessica Knoll, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The inner dial is made in three layers – a triple-decker sandwich.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The resulting dance number unfolds on a double decker bus and must be seen to be believed.
    Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023

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