getaway car

Example Sentences

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You speak to dozens of people – one saw the getaway car, another noticed the robber’s jacket.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

His mother, Caridad Mercader, was a Cuban-born militant; on the fateful day, she sat waiting for her son in the getaway car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

A burnt out vehicle matching the description of the getaway car was found in the nearby suburb of South Turramurra shortly afterwards.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Detectives found the vehicle used as the getaway car, which led them to the 16-year-old suspect, authorities wrote in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

After Pattie signed the bottom of the paperwork that gave her legal responsibility for Willow for the next twenty-four hours, the police cruiser charged out of the parking lot like a getaway car.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan