CAR in a Sentence

Learn CAR from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

263 example sentences for CAR, such as:

1. He says he knows the car that did it.
2. My car has had two punctures this week.
3. Mike's car ran up against a tree yesterday.
4. He has a special car because he cannot walk.
5. A white car rocketed out of the school gate.

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 Meanings and Examples of CAR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
car
 n.  a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
 n.  a small motor vehicle with four wheels
Classic Sentence: (53 in 4 pages)
1  Under the dripping bare lilac trees a large open car was coming up the drive.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
2  Very well, then, I won't sell you the car at all.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
3  It was a yellow car," he said, "big yellow car.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
4  No, but the car passed me down the road, going faster'n forty.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
5  He says he knows the car that did it.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
6  As we got out of the car he glanced at me and frowned slightly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
7  I got to West Egg by a side road," he went on, "and left the car in my garage.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
8  Well, first Daisy turned away from the woman toward the other car, and then she lost her nerve and turned back.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
9  Someone kind or curious took her in his car and drove her in the wake of her sister's body.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
10  By six o'clock Michaelis was worn out and grateful for the sound of a car stopping outside.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
11  One night I did hear a material car there and saw its lights stop at his front steps.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
12  He fastened the car door, climbed to his own seat outside, and we set off.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
13  The car stopped at the front door; it was opened by a maid-servant; I alighted and went in.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
14  Atlanta had watched while train after train rolled through the town, hour after hour, passenger coaches, box cars, flat cars, filled with shouting men.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
15  The railroads needed new cars to take the place of old ones and new iron rails to replace those torn up by the Yankees.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  I intend to amortize the total cost of the car over three years.
17  The hospital has to treat emergencies such as car accidents.
18  The car suddenly fetched up before a big tree.
19  Mike's car ran up against a tree yesterday.
20  My car has had two punctures this week.
21  It is the first car of its type to have this design feature.
22  The various parts of the car are bolted together.
23  All his instincts told him to stay near the car and wait for help.
24  He has a special car because he cannot walk.
25  His car ran into a wall and he was pitched out.
26  I just want a good reliable car, nothing flashy.
27  Despite its bulk and weight, the car is extremely fast.
28  He had to sell his car to repay the bank loan.
29  The car veered suddenly to avoid running into the dog.
30  A white car rocketed out of the school gate.