How to Use bumper car in a Sentence

bumper car

noun
  • The bumper cars were unable to be salvaged and had to be replaced.
    — Nicole Bonaccorso, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Riders could even make the saucers ram into each other like bumper cars.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The guy dressed like a chicken would never ask Kufrin to play bumper cars with him.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Omg, rose lovers, look at Sandra having the time of her life on the bumper cars.
    — EW.com, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Giraffe was also seen next to a $3 sign and driving a bumper car.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The trial ends with a long, repetitive boss fight in a bumper car arena.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 30 May 2018
  • Snowstorm bumper cars are no longer a concern for now, a weather expert says.
    — Staff Report, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
  • After some panicky running about, the girls find Spencer trapped in a bumper car.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
  • When the inevitable game of bumper cars settled down, about a dozen large survivors remained.
    — Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The boy regularly drives go-carts and bumper cars, police said in a press release.
    — NBC News, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Whirlyball is a team sport played in vehicles similar to bumper cars.
    — Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 13 July 2018
  • The photons are bounced around between gas molecules like tiny atomic bumper cars.
    — Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Parliament may be headed for a game of legislative bumper cars.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Attractions include laser tag, a ninja course, a giant slide, bumper cars and more.
    — Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Additional costs for the arcade, bumper cars, laser tag and miniature golf.
    — Sonja Haller, azcentral, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Last year, the uncle sent his great-nephew — who 15-months-old at the time — an electronic bumper car.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Cap the afternoon off a ride in the bumper car arena or choose from a variety of arcade games.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2019
  • The family-friendly spot has a snow playground, an igloo, a bumper car ice rink, a giant snow slide and more.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Instead, we are left to explain how jump shots become the equivalent of bumper cars bouncing off the rim.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
  • When crews arrived, the candy store was burning and the flames spread to the adjacent children’s bumper car ride.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Dodgem, the park’s bumper car ride, was transferred from Coney Island back in 1972.
    — Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Were there any crazy amenities, like surfing simulators or ropes courses or bumper cars or Cirque shows?
    — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The company describes WhirlyBall as a cross between lacrosse and bumper cars, played by two teams of five.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • Vences also plays soccer, so those skills certainly can help in the video game when trying to hit a soccer ball into the net with a bumper car.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In 2007, Barack Obama rode bumper cars with his daughter Sasha.
    — NBC News, 7 Aug. 2019
  • The Spiral dry slide; choose from three water slides at the Harbour Aquapark; ride bumper cars and more.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Shop the pop-up artist colony for handmade wares and unique goods; refuel in the food village, race bumper cars, watch acrobats, join a parade.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2018
  • The box was located in the bumper car ride operator station, the citation said.
    — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 11 June 2021
  • On board, guests can ride bumper cars, go roller skating, take in the views from North Star, the world's tallest viewing deck on a cruise ship, and more.
    — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The sport is a mix of parts lacrosse, hockey, basketball and bumper cars, according to the Whirlyball website.
    — Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 13 July 2018

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