motor vehicle
noun
: an automotive vehicle not operated on rails
especially
: one with rubber tires for use on highways
Examples of motor vehicle in a Sentence
You can register your car at the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16
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She was also charged with manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Check to see if your car is recalled Car owners looking to check the status of their vehicles, car parts, or car accessories can enter their information into the NHTSA recall database or check USA TODAY's recall database for car and motor vehicle recalls.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Just getting there requires a motor vehicle, or else stamina and an appetite for risk.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Burglaries declined by 49 percent, motor vehicle thefts declined by 35 percent, thefts from auto declined by 8 percent and thefts increased by 1 percent.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Check to see if your car is recalled Car owners looking to check the status of their vehicles, car parts, or car accessories can enter their information into the NHTSA recall database or check USA TODAY's recall database for car and motor vehicle recalls.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Just getting there requires a motor vehicle, or else stamina and an appetite for risk.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Burglaries declined by 49 percent, motor vehicle thefts declined by 35 percent, thefts from auto declined by 8 percent and thefts increased by 1 percent.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motor vehicle
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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