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.
  • From the nose to the long tail, the vehicle’s lines are much smoother than before.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 June 2022
  • 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
  • But that's not the only vehicle headed out of this world at the end of this month.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The footage and images sent back by the vehicle offer the best look yet and the San José’s cargo.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 June 2022
  • No force was used in the taking of the vehicle, police said.
    — Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 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 vehicle that struck the boy was dark colored, and has front-end damage.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022
  • 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 | [email protected], 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 | [email protected], 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
  • Armed with a handgun, the suspects forced the mother and her 1-year-old to into the vehicle.
    — Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • One of the men appeared to have been shot inside a vehicle, while the other was found shot on the outside, Soliz said.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2022
  • If the child seems hot or sick, get them out of the vehicle as quickly as possible.
    — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Police released a photo of Dandridge, along with surveillance video footage allegedly showing the 21-year-old exiting the backseat of a white vehicle while carrying an object in one hand and a backpack in the other.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Almost two dozen firefighters sued the department last week for violating their constitutional rights with a set of February vehicle searches.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

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