How to Use hatchback in a Sentence

hatchback

noun
  • The hatchback is now hinged at the top, rather than door-style on its side.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2024
  • And there is hustle in the hatchback stance as the 18-inch wheels fill the fenders.
    (james Halfacre), San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2019
  • Dave blew up an air mattress for the kids that spilled out of the hatchback.
    Washington Post, 6 June 2020
  • Ho hum: The Ioniq 5 hatchback nabbed the same awards last year.
    IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The Honda Civic is available in the U.S. in sedan and hatchback body styles.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The men then drove from the school grounds in what might have been a white Dodge Caliber hatchback.
    cleveland, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Christina Frost gripped the wheel of her old hatchback.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Sitting in the bed of a truck or the back of a hatchback is also welcomed.
    Tyler Carter, Dallas News, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The view out over the long dash is framed by the A-pillars, and the bar in between the two pieces of glass on the hatchback obstructs the view to the rear.
    Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 8 Apr. 2022
  • That's despite the fact that the Civic sedan and hatchback were redesigned for the 2022 model year.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 7 Apr. 2022
  • And even the smallest car trunks or hatchbacks will have the space to store this cooler — with room to spare.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024
  • At one point a giant glowing brain the size of a hatchback appears in the woods.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 May 2024
  • The camera pans to show vigilantes pulling a small cow out of the hatchback.
    Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Tesla hatchback, or even an end to the steady, drip-drip news flow about Musk's share sales.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2021
  • At least one officer broke windows as the lieutenant tried to coax the man out of the back of the hatchback.
    Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The child was riding in the hatchback area and managed to escape through the rear of the vehicle.
    Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The Chevrolet Volt is a small plug-in hybrid hatchback.
    chicagotribune.com, 28 May 2021
  • With no frunk, all of your storage space is under the hatchback.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022
  • So, for me the Kicks, like the Soul, qualifies as a cute, useful hatchback.
    Al Haas, Philly.com, 5 July 2018
  • The low-slung hatchback body looks slick but offers plenty of room to haul freight.
    Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 5 June 2020
  • The hybrid will be available on both sedan and hatchback body styles.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
  • Like before, the Gran Coupe will be a four-door hatchback version of the 4-series.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 24 Dec. 2020
  • There were three people in the hatchback, including the driver and the 1-year-old.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2022
  • The manager saw the men leave in a silver hatchback sedan.
    chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The woman then left the hotel in a small hatchback, police said.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The sharp looking Rio is available in two body styles, a four-door sedan and five-door hatchback.
    Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2020
  • The Integra is a four-door hatchback with front-wheel drive.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2022
  • In the back of the family’s hatchback, Jayden and Phoenix drifted off to sleep.
    Washington Post, 6 June 2020
  • The first of these to make production was the i3, a hatchback city car that would look at home parked in front of the Guggenheim in Bilbao.
    Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
  • The print led them to Daniels, who also owns a 2012 Hyundai Veloster hatchback like the one captured on surveillance footage.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024

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