How to Use off-road in a Sentence

off-road

adjective
  • The tires are designed for both on-road and off-road terrain.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Rounding things out is a set of 20-inch monoblock wheels wrapped in chunky off-road tires.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The Lightning Switchgear's next stop is at the King of the Hammers off-road event later this month.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2024
  • This is a game-changer for the future of off-road racing.
    — New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The Pulse adds off-road driving modes (being all-wheel drive), plus a heat pump and leather seats.
    — James Morris, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Given its off-road strengths, it was probably used to roam the farmlands and back roads and the woods of the area.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In the park, there are paved and unpaved walking trails and an off-road cycling trail.
    — Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Some of the park's namesake trees were destroyed, and off-road vehicles carved new roads through the desert.
    — Andrew Keatts, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Their electric carts are lifted and fitted with tires to travel off-road and reach 23 mph to cruise the roads.
    — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
  • My dad had friends racing in off-road buggies, which were so similar to the dirt bikes.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
  • Added tech includes more drive modes and a low-speed cruise control for off-road trail driving.
    — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Slater's last location was on an off-road track about a 10-hour walk from his hotel.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
  • With a remote control for parents and off-road style for kids, this electric truck brings big fun to the backyard.
    — Maria Correa, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Snow bikes — off-road motorcycles with a ski on the front and a track on the back instead of wheels — will race Saturday.
    — Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • All-Wheel Drive: a big plus, not only for winter and off-road but performance too.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Unlike the more modern-looking Wagoneer S, the Recon evokes the old-school era of Jeeps with its rugged, off-road design.
    — Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2024
  • However, all that off-road talent wasn’t enough to keep the Sno-Train in service, and it was taken out of service in 1962.
    — Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Oct. 2024
  • There is also an air suspension, which should allow for a smoother ride on- or off-road.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Wranglers are born off-road ready, so part-time four-wheel drive is standard across the range and is controlled by a lever on the center console.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Greater Holland features more than 150 miles of bike paths and off-road trails, many of which traverse the city’s most popular parks.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Routes once walked by highland drovers and their cattle are now perfect for off-road cycling.
    — Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 13 May 2025
  • Our off-road ride was in a Macan 4S prototype with the height-adjustable air suspension.
    — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Rubicons now come with the best off-road gear already installed.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 7 May 2023
  • There are also off-road trails in Joshua Tree National Park that are quite lovely.
    — Emme Hall, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
  • That’s been a tough guarantee to live up to for competing models that try to use bouncy foams and plates off-road.
    — Benjamin Tepler, Outside Online, 23 July 2024
  • The Last 1 Mile Mobility has off-road tires to help conquer tough terrain, as well as four-wheel drive.
    — Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
  • There, off-road game drives and night outings may even be led by the fourth-generation guide Calvin Cottar.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Select types of cars—many of which had off-road wheels—were also able to navigate the boggy terrain.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, the Airbnb has off-road parking along with loaner bikes, beach chairs and umbrellas, and surfboards and bodyboards.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024
  • For off-road efforts with sharp turns, hills, and underfoot hazards like rocks and mud, the Peregrine trail running shoe is up to the challenge.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 14 May 2025

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