getaway car
Example Sentences
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You speak to dozens of people – one saw the getaway car, another noticed the robber’s jacket.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
His mother, Caridad Mercader, was a Cuban-born militant; on the fateful day, she sat waiting for her son in the getaway car.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Detectives found the vehicle used as the getaway car, which led them to the 16-year-old suspect, authorities wrote in a news release.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
He described Mr Witham and the fifth suspect Joseph Peers as the "foot soldiers" while Kallum Radford was the alleged driver of the getaway car.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023
I pushed right past the getaway car parked in the driveway.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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