How to Use hot rod in a Sentence
hot rod
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Wayne first set about to find a hot rod of his own to build, around 1958.
—Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
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My Cat looks tiny and out-of-place among the spanking new hot rods parked out front.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
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One choice is to get a hot rod conversion, like the one for Hawk’s car.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022
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This, after all, was the era of hot rods, kustom kulture.
—Mraz, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2012
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The three seniors painted it cherry red, like a hot rod car.
—Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 24 July 2019
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This hot rod might have a dual exhaust, but not the kind that annoys the neighbors.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2022
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Custom cars The show will feature more than 800 custom cars and hot rods.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
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Clay removes the gun from Tyler’s shoulders and ushers him into the hot rod.
—refinery29.com, 22 May 2018
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Things to do: For the past 18 years, hot rods roar into town Friday nights for Cruisin’ Grand, a free event, which runs six months out of the year.
—Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2019
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Toyota claimed the little hot rod could reach 60 mph in about 8.0 seconds.
—Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 21 Dec. 2020
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Leo had this rental red convertible, some, like, hot rod car.
—Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2020
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The hot rods in The Fast and the Furious are tricked out with tanks of magic juice—like, liquid Schwartz or something.
—Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2019
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Throw the hot rod a funeral, where all the truck's beloved family and friends can share their feelings over the loss.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 May 2021
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His other creations include a car in the shape of a child's wagon and a hot rod Santa sleigh.
—Ariana Garcia, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
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Finally, there will be a classic-car showcase of hot rods will take over the arts plaza 6-9 p.m.
—Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 25 June 2019
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Riley chatted with Morris about the World Series, and with Gwynn about hot rod cars.
—Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 26 Oct. 2017
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New, old, preserved, restored or customized, the cars, trucks and hot rods are crowd-pleasers.
—Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2019
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Many years ago Volvo had their version of a hot rod station wagon in the form of the 850R and its successors.
—Marc Urbano, Car and Driver, 21 Sep. 2017
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Here's a look at what to expect ahead of the annual hot rod custom car show's return.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
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Car demand is waning now but the need for speed isn’t, so the automaker is rolling out a fresh hot rod that’s a sign of the times: its first race-ready SUV.
—Fortune, 11 Jan. 2018
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My first robot was a hot rod roadster and my father was my mentor.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2019
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Close to 50 classic cars and hot rods were also on display for attendees to view.
—Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024
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In the Disney film, the anthropomorphic car defies his driver and blows past the hot rod.
—Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 6 May 2018
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With hot rod roots like these, who needs to hide behind false humility?
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 27 July 2022
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There's even a collection of vintage hot rods and muscle cars on display.
—Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 May 2018
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Along with classic cars and hot rods, there will be food and crafts including tri-tip sandwiches.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 23 June 2019
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In the early days, steelworkers toiled in extreme heat, catching steel hot rods with cotton gloves and tongs.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
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There was also a variety of other customs and classics at the show, from a few hot rods and a rat rod or two to some vintage Chevys and Fords.
—Heidi Van Horne, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
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There will be live music from a handful of favorite Texas bands and special VIP parking for hot rods and choppers.
—Heidi Van Horne, Houston Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
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The car’s hot rod–style roof chop may seem sacrilegious to some, but the low-slung Lancia is based on an actual Carrera Panamericana racer that was also lowered in period.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2024
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