How to Use hot rod in a Sentence

hot rod

noun

• Wayne first set about to find a hot rod of his own to build, around 1958.
  — Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
• 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
• One choice is to get a hot rod conversion, like the one for Hawk’s car.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022
• This, after all, was the era of hot rods, kustom kulture.
  — Mraz, Town & Country, 1 Feb. 2012
• The three seniors painted it cherry red, like a hot rod car.
  — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 24 July 2019
• This hot rod might have a dual exhaust, but not the kind that annoys the neighbors.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2022
• Custom cars The show will feature more than 800 custom cars and hot rods.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
• Clay removes the gun from Tyler’s shoulders and ushers him into the hot rod.
  — refinery29.com, 22 May 2018
• 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
• Toyota claimed the little hot rod could reach 60 mph in about 8.0 seconds.
  — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 21 Dec. 2020
• Leo had this rental red convertible, some, like, hot rod car.
  — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2020
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Riley chatted with Morris about the World Series, and with Gwynn about hot rod cars.
  — Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 26 Oct. 2017
• New, old, preserved, restored or customized, the cars, trucks and hot rods are crowd-pleasers.
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• My first robot was a hot rod roadster and my father was my mentor.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2019
• Close to 50 classic cars and hot rods were also on display for attendees to view.
  — Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024
• In the Disney film, the anthropomorphic car defies his driver and blows past the hot rod.
  — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 6 May 2018
• With hot rod roots like these, who needs to hide behind false humility?
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 27 July 2022
• There's even a collection of vintage hot rods and muscle cars on display.
  — Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 May 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 14 Aug 2024