hood

Example Sentences

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Video from newsgathering service OnScene.TV shows the truck’s hood lifted and the front of the SUV crushed from the collision.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

I think a few didn’t even realize it was a Rolls until they saw the Spirit of Ecstasy on the hood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Bespoke Investment Group looked under the hood of the S&P 500 and into the performance of the index’s 25 industry groups.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

A look under the hood of what’s driving those worries helps tell the story—and suggests that the Booker and Van Hollen plans are neither great policy nor stellar politics.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Across the lot, two people are sitting on the hood of a car facing the water, drinking from steel mugs and eating pastries from greasy paper bags.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy