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noun

ˈbəs

Definition of bus

as in car

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels this old bus is still running—but barely

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Recent Examples of bus

Noun

Road accidents involving crowded buses, minibus taxis and unregulated sedan taxis are common in Zimbabwe and are often blamed on dangerous driving and poor road conditions. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 The spokesperson clarified that the child was not boarding a bus or crossing to catch a bus at the stop, but did not provide additional details about what was going on at the time. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

Plenty of tour companies will bus you up. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 People bus in from surrounding neighborhoods and towns. — Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bus

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Noun

One of the resources pulled was the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool, which was designed to capture information on cars, bicycles, and pedestrians, according to the outlet.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors argued at trial that Shirilla intentionally drove into the building to end her toxic relationship with Russo and that Flanagan was an unintended victim who happened to be in the car.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of car

Noun

Here the view from an automobile traveling at speed blurs the landscape into a series of abstract forms—the way the world appears is changed by the velocity of technology, and so is your experience of it.

— Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
The entrance of the famed Inn at Spanish Bay, in Northern California’s Pebble Beach, had been festooned with some of the world’s most exotic automobiles—swooned over by camera-toting adorers—just a few days prior during Monterey Car Week.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of automobile

Noun

Muscles aren’t just machines that move our bones from place to place.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
While there have been some minimal interior changes over the decades (there’s no longer a payphone or cigarette machine), the eclectic nature of Mac’s clientele has remained the same.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of machine

Verb

Meir, meanwhile, rode one end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm to a site near the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), torquing 46 bolts in preparation for future maintenance of the particle physics detector.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Privacy seekers can cast their anchor further afield at Coral Caye, Turtle Inn’s private island that’s a 20-minute boat ride away, with wooden cottages and a brimming reef.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ride

Noun

Electricity travels from the rotating wheels through a custom conductive hub to a solar controller built into the frame.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
Early bird prices for the device, which resembles a GoPro on wheels, start at $549, with shipping scheduled to begin in October.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of wheels

Verb

An attorney representing Matthew Mayich’s family said Arizona State University is mishandling the investigation into the hockey player’s collapse and hospitalization and called on members of the coaching staff to be put on administrative leave.

— Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The Mustangs are coached by Sandburg boys volleyball coach Madisen Babich.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

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