How to Use vehicle in a Sentence

vehicle

noun
  • The vehicle's driver was severely injured in the crash.
  • These big-budget movies are star vehicles for well-known actors.
  • Have you seen his new car? It's a fine-looking vehicle.
  • Water and insects can be vehicles of infection.
  • Words and pictures are vehicles of communication.
  • Please leave them at home or locked in the trunk of your vehicle.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
  • One man was found in the vehicle, and another was near the scene of the crash.
    I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The vehicles the characters used bounced to the beat of the music.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The vehicle should have damage to the front grill's hood, Graves said.
    Lillian Boyd, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Gather the load ratings of your vehicle, your roof rack, and the tent.
    Will Egensteiner, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Tourneau was thrown from the vehicle and trampled by the elephant.
    CBS News, 21 June 2024
  • The shots were fired from two vehicles driving along Van Brunt Boulevard in front of the high school.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2024
  • Police at the time said the shooter fired from outside the vehicle.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 28 Apr. 2023
  • She was last seen on the trail around 6 p.m. and her vehicle was found near the trail, according to the the sheriff’s office.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Durbin at one point stopped his vehicle and got out to check on Jenkins.
    Alex Riggins feb. 19, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The hail grew to softball-sized as the storm moved east through Fort Worth, crashing down on homes and vehicles.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
  • The victim and Arnold had gone outside of the home to return fire at the passing vehicle.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The crowd and the driver shout back and forth for a hot minute before a handful of younger men climb into the vehicle.
    Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • The flames reach up over 40 feet and were so high above the bridge some witnesses thought a vehicle was on fire on the roadway.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That may come in the form of uncrewed land vehicles, which could crash through Russian lines and clear the dense minefields in its way.
    Justin Ling, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The suspect drove north on South Arlington Street in the vehicle, which has not been found.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The body of Steve Perry was found along with his vehicle near the Chebacco Lake boat ramp, police said.
    Talia Lissauer, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Goons had expensive vehicles and no curfews and longish hair that hung in their eyes.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
  • The leasing falloff is largely tied to the vehicle shortage that has plagued the car business for more than two years.
    Ryan Felton, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Two carjackers took the vehicle at gunpoint and fled in it, the police said.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Your first big film vehicle was Billy Madison, about a guy forced by his dad to go back to grade school.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The deputy told the driver to stop and return to his vehicle, but instead the driver began to run, the release states.
    River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 28 Oct. 2024
  • If your rental car on the list, ask for another vehicle.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Donate a vehicle, donate car repairs, or buy an Uber or Lyft gift card and send it to the agency.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
  • President-elect Donald Trump has criticized many of the policies now in place, including pollution rules that have paved the way for more electric vehicles.
    The National Desk, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024

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