How to Use hubcap in a Sentence

hubcap

noun

• The eight-member troupe utilize lighters, hubcaps, paint cans and tires to make beautiful sounds.
  — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
• The getaway car also features bun-like hubcaps, a spare tire designed as a giant cheeseburger and, because details matter, a hidden burger warmer in the center console.
  — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
• The car was also missing a hubcap on the right front wheel.
  — Mike Clary, Sun-Sentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2017
• There are gullwing doors by the dozen, hubcaps by the hundreds, and bolts by the thousands.
  — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2019
• The car was missing its driver side front hubcap, the alert said.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2019
• There are some hubcaps that are missing, and the thing is just kind of falling apart.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 28 Apr. 2017
• Leased to a Park City, Utah, woman, 50, there was a spare tire on the front and damage to the hubcap on the other side.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 9 Oct. 2020
• Most of the tables are the size of hubcaps — too small for a full dinner — and the kitchen can overdo it with the salt shaker.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• Use the flat end of the lug wrench to remove the hubcap or wheel cover (unless it’s held on by lug nuts).
  — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 4 Dec. 2020
• Police said the car has a tint, hubcaps and an antenna on the center rear roof.
  — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 14 Feb. 2020
• Hill then drove away from the scene, hitting a curb so that a hubcap fell off a wheel, Villarreal said.
  — Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2021
• The vehicle was missing a right front hubcap at the time of the collision.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
• The hubcaps at the top of the Chrysler Building are made of stainless steel, which helps them retain their silver sheen in the sunlight.
  — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2018
• Outside, the throwback styling shines with moon disc hubcaps and whitewall tires.
  — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2018
• The wheels have locked wheel hubcaps that prevent them from loosening and are designed to not roll away from where it's parked.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2023
• Contee said police are looking for the driver and the Jeep, which is missing a rear hubcap.
  — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023
• The woman said the hubcaps were taken off the Toyota either the night before or that morning.
  — John Benson, cleveland.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• But there’s no Botox at this backyard bar: The hand-me-down hubcaps and rusted bikes are still hanging on the fences, and the best seat is still from an old truck bed.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
• The gunmen fled in a gray Nissan Sentra that was missing hubcaps on both front wheels.
  — Matt Peterson, Dallas News, 6 July 2019
• The passenger side rear tire is either a spare or missing a hubcap.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
• The original hubcaps, restored as new, remain with the car.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
• The self-balancing scooters have two wheels with light up hubcaps and were sold in black, blue, red, pink, and purple with a black platform.
  — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• Nearby are a real hubcap and other metal items for a scrap drive.
  — Washington Post, 6 June 2017
• Electronics and vintage decals come next, then the wheels and the final touch—a diminutive chrome hubcap.
  — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 9 May 2017
• Most arrive alongside hubcap-size naan disks for sopping, so bring friends and get after it with your hands.
  — Choose Chicago, Bon Appetit, 21 May 2018
• Officials say the suspect was driving a black SUV, with a missing hubcap on the rear driver's side wheel.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 July 2022
• Investigators said the wheels appear to be black and may have had the hubcaps removed.
  — Katrina Cameron, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2017
• The self-balancing scooters have two wheels with light-up hubcaps and come in a variety of colors.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Cops told TMZ that the robbers also slashed everyone’s tires and stole a single hubcap.
  — Dale Eisinger, Billboard, 25 June 2017
• The other was a tan late 90s Toyota Camry with a sunroof and a missing front driver's side hubcap.
  — Kathleen McWilliams, courant.com, 30 Apr. 2017

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024