jalopy

Example Sentences

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When Richie wants to buy a used jalopy, Howard points to the Nelson boys of “Ozzie and Harriet”: “David and Ricky don’t have a car.”

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

After all, the whole reason I drive a jalopy manufactured during George W. Bush’s presidency is to have an easier time paying for food.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2023

In between attending practice and driving around Hanover, N.H., in the old jalopy his friends called his “death wagon,” Lund studied English and philosophy.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2020

She tapped “home” into the control console of her autopod — a jalopy, by modern standards — and pushed “execute.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2020

That cold, early morning, Papa parked the Carcachita, our old jalopy, at one end of the cotton field.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez