as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
with the coming of the horseless carriage, distances between places were greatly reduced and the national landscape was transformed
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Recent Examples of horseless carriage
Within a decade, however, the horseless carriage had greatly reduced demand for horse clippers.
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Gregg Opelka, WSJ, 18 May 2022
Ford's 'horseless carriage' had two speeds — 10 and 20 miles per hour selected by twin drive belts.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2021
The horseless carriage made its debut in Washington in 1897.
—Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2021
Electricity has actually been competing with gasoline—and steam—to power automobiles since the very dawn of the horseless carriage.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 27 May 2020
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Gregg Opelka, WSJ, 18 May 2022
Ford's 'horseless carriage' had two speeds — 10 and 20 miles per hour selected by twin drive belts.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2021
The horseless carriage made its debut in Washington in 1897.
—Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2021
Electricity has actually been competing with gasoline—and steam—to power automobiles since the very dawn of the horseless carriage.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 27 May 2020
See all Example Sentences for horseless carriage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horseless carriage
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Authorities are continuing to search for two people believed to have been in a car that swerved off the side of a mountain road in Ventura County and rolled 1,000 feet down a cliff at 2 a.m. Sunday.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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My cat is constantly throwing up (same) and requires Hill’s Sensitive Skin and Stomach, which costs roughly as much as my car insurance every month.Molly Higgins, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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In 2012 when a woman was raped and murdered on a bus, the nation was outraged and after a massive wave of protests there were some amendments to rape laws.Esha Mitra, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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However, a specific itinerary is pre-arranged for the day, including stops at the brand’s facilities, and the train is only utilized in one direction (a bus is used for the other leg of the journey).Will McGough, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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The driver will have blood drawn for a sobriety test, which is standard protocol when an automobile accident results in death or serious injury.Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2024
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The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices for American consumers on everything from gas to automobiles to agricultural products.Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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The machine under their care, housed in a room longer than a football field, had just achieved the official title of most powerful supercomputer in the world.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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In addition to material developments, Cotton Incorporated creates fabric designs and samples on knitting and weaving machines at its North Carolina headquarters.Fairchild Studio, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Horseless carriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horseless%20carriage. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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