motor vehicle

Example Sentences

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Wholesale trade saw its biggest contraction in November since April, driven by declines in motor vehicle and parts activity, as well as in building materials and supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

This came on the back of sales declines at motor vehicle and parts dealers, and gasoline stations.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

It supplies a fifth of all motor vehicle fuels and 40% of the jet fuel consumed in southern California, Reuters reported.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

The report, published by Statistics Canada, a government office, shows that Canadians made 1.7 million return trips by motor vehicle back into their country from the U.S. in July.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

The motor vehicle is another invention whose uses seem obvious today.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond