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Recent Examples of sport-utility vehicle
The Department of Energy has agreed to lend billions to carmakers like Rivian, which will receive $6 billion for a factory near Atlanta to produce electric sport utility vehicles.
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Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Honda's premium arm is set to launch a new battery-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) this year.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
California Highway Patrol officials say a woman driving a Toyota sport utility vehicle north on Ione Road just south of Jackson Road stopped at the stop sign before turning left and into the path of a man driving a Buick Encore traveling west on Jackson Road approaching Ione Road.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
Now, the automaker appears to have righted its wrongs and is back in the midsize electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) game.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Honda's premium arm is set to launch a new battery-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) this year.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
California Highway Patrol officials say a woman driving a Toyota sport utility vehicle north on Ione Road just south of Jackson Road stopped at the stop sign before turning left and into the path of a man driving a Buick Encore traveling west on Jackson Road approaching Ione Road.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
Now, the automaker appears to have righted its wrongs and is back in the midsize electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) game.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sport-utility vehicle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sport-utility vehicle
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The shiny red sports car parked in the living room is a 75% scale reproduction of a vintage Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.—
Ray Parisi,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Evading professional astronomers Musk’s sports car managed to sneak back up on the professionals charged with tracking objects in our solar system for several reasons.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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As black town cars snaked down Wall Street from 5.30 p.m., onlookers leaving the office craned their necks and did a double take inside the temporary tent popped up outside Cipriani.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
3 Dec. 2024
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On Madison Avenue, behind a large brass door just north of 61st Street, there’s a portal to old New York—martini New York, town car New York, the one with all the shoulder pads and creative-class expense accounts.—
Josh Condon,
Robb Report,
1 Nov. 2024
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For fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, the sentence is a maximum of three years and one day in prison and or a fine of $5,000.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The crash occurred around 1 a.m. on Jan. 18 in the area of 624 Mulberry St. where officers responded on the report of a motor vehicle collision, according to Capt. James Armack of the Southington Police Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2025
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Frank built a carrier for use on top of his station wagon and bought a pair of old military snowshoes.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
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The trouble with great-looking station wagons like the Audi A5 Avant is that the people who should buy them actually buy the Q5 SUV instead.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
16 July 2024
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Read, 44, is accused of hitting her boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowstorm in 2022.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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It’s expected to be an SUV and pricing has not been announced.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
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That’s a bump of 20 extra horses over the standard wagon, while torque remains the same.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2025
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The emigrants killed were traveling by wagon to California at the time.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Nurkic, as explained by coach Charles Lee, is simply being eased into everything.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2025
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The league's coach of the year is up for grabs, with Auburn's Bruce Pearl, Alabama's Nate Oats, Florida's Todd Golden and Missouri's Dennis Gates among the contenders.—
Tom Murphy,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Cargo space is commensurate with the dimensions of the car, and the hatchback can swallow 7.51 cubic feet worth of luggage.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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The sporty hatchback has a starting price of $39,995 including the $1,135 destination charge added on.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Sport-utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sport-utility%20vehicle. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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