jalopy

Example Sentences

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Then, as if by some decree of some diabolical committee, all those extraordinary golfers began to sputter like lavish jalopies.

From Washington Post

A wrecked jalopy sports a vanity plate of a Confederate flag.

From New York Times

Packs of vehicles, from souped-up jalopies to high-end sports cars, roar down city streets, through industrial neighborhoods and down rural roads.

From Seattle Times

His father owned a garage along Route 66 and he his brother grew up tooling around in old jalopies before he began his racing career in 1949 at Roswell New Mexico Speedway.

From Seattle Times

DeSantis in the past has called the current system a “jalopy” and directed that it be fixed.

From Washington Times