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Recent Examples of flivver
Eight thousand fans could fit in the bleachers and grandstands, with, as a novelty, room for people in 150 cars to watch the game from their flivvers.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
In the background are two flivvers, which brought them there over bouncy roads.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 30 Aug. 2019
Leader of the campaign is a white man, the county health officer, a former Georgia farm boy who drove a flivver through fields of mud, 36 miles a day to medical school.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 25 July 2017
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
In the background are two flivvers, which brought them there over bouncy roads.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 30 Aug. 2019
Leader of the campaign is a white man, the county health officer, a former Georgia farm boy who drove a flivver through fields of mud, 36 miles a day to medical school.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 25 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flivver
Noun
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The hulk of metal moved silently through space, high above the blue Earth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Having boy hulk Matthew Knies at the net front, to retrieve pucks and be a pain for the defence, is one positive step that’s been working.—
James Mirtle,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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One of the couple's three dogs was found dead in a crate about 10 to 15 feet from Arakawa's body, officials said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
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It was found dead in a crate in a bathroom closet near Arakawa's body, while two other dogs survived.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Authorities identified the 20-year-old Hayward woman who died in the wreck as Elizabeth Fuentes , of Hayward.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Rice is currently facing at least two civil lawsuits along with numerous criminal charges for his role in the wreck.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Stan would then state how urgently this jalopy was in need of cleaning, and Sandra might remark dryly how men never change.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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Her ride is a jalopy of a propeller plane piloted by Daryl (Wahlberg), who turns out to be a Mob hit man.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Flivver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flivver. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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