How to Use fifth wheel in a Sentence

fifth wheel

noun
  • He felt more and more like a fifth wheel at the office.
  • For me, the fifth wheel; for them; for society en masse.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The huge fifth wheel, designed and patented by its creator, was a thing of beauty.
    Denise Coffey, courant.com, 28 June 2019
  • People at the scene attempted to use a fire extinguisher to put out the flames, which sparked on the fifth wheel of the trailer, according to CHP.
    Gwendolyn Wu, SFChronicle.com, 25 June 2019
  • Get factory-direct prices on top RV brands and see the latest floorplans on a fifth wheel with a large kitchen or a compact camper van.
    Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2023
  • More than 100 exhibitors will be on hand with the latest in pop-up campers, truck campers, travel trailers, fifth wheels, motor homes and park models of all sizes.
    Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Firefighters arrived within six minutes and found the fifth wheel camper in flames, which were spreading to the home, according to a news release from the fire district.
    Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The fifth wheel-type camper fell as Burrow's wife backed up, and the 63-year-old Salisbury man was pinned between the camper and the pickup truck bed, according to investigators.
    Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 14 June 2018
  • Cameras help the driver line up a hitch or fifth wheel, and there's an optional accessory camera for the back of a trailer to give drivers a view behind them.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Some of their favorite memories revolve around cross-country trips in their fifth wheel trailer visiting just about every state over the years.
    Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Oldest brother Kevin Jonas also tagged along, sans wife Danielle Jonas, as something of a trifecta-completing fifth wheel.
    Andrea Park, Glamour, 17 July 2018
  • The fifth-wheel landing legs may not be seated properly with enough space between the brackets which are welded to the chassis, allowing the fifth wheel to slip down the landing leg and can puncture the floor of the vehicle.
    Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2020
  • Both couples looked super lovey dovey cozied up to each other, and what made it even more adorable was that Taylor's model bestie Karlie Kloss tagged along and pretty much made being a fifth wheel look like the best job ever.
    Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 29 June 2015
  • Silverstar Lite fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a Winntec model 6020 two-stage propane regulator.
    Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2021
  • Three adults camping near Camp Verde in Yavapai County were rescued after several feet of water from a winter storm surrounded their truck and fifth wheel trailer.
    Mike Cruz, azcentral, 3 Dec. 2019

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