tailgate
Example Sentences
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The Cadillac escutcheon at the tailgate is also the switch that opens the hatch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
If you really want to level up your potluck game, take a cue from tailgate culture: a small portable crockpot is a marvel.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
The new rules stipulate that all doors except the tailgate "shall be equipped with a mechanical release exterior door handle".
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
It was inspired by state fairs, long summer nights and tailgate parties, made popular in the US.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
The Gurules regrouped at their truck, swinging sacks over the tailgate, the kids scrambled into the back, and Esquipula and sulky Fructosa, bidding Snuffy a forlorn adios, hoisted themselves wearily into the cab.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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