Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The automobile of the future will look no more like the motor car of to-day than the limousine of 1913 looks like the dos-à-dos of 1896.

From Scientific American • Jan. 13, 2013

“P’raps you’ll just use about as much of this here ’bus as you pays for,” said the man seated dos-à-dos to him, and whom he had slightly pressed.

From Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One by Fenn, George Manville

The ordinary carriage is a dos-à-dos, a most uncomfortable conveyance like an Irish car turned end on, but excellent carriages are provided by the hotels.

From From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India by Keyser, Arthur Louis

Some one kindly told him that they no longer danced dos-à-dos.

From Recollections of Europe by Cooper, James Fenimore

The street cab of Batavia is a "dos-à-dos" literally so called, as the passenger sits with his back to the driver's, thus forming a mutual support.

From On the Equator by De Windt, Harry