jalopy

Example Sentences

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When Richie wants to buy a used jalopy, Howard points to the Nelson boys of “Ozzie and Harriet”: “David and Ricky don’t have a car.”

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

After all, the whole reason I drive a jalopy manufactured during George W. Bush’s presidency is to have an easier time paying for food.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2023

She tapped “home” into the control console of her autopod — a jalopy, by modern standards — and pushed “execute.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2020

Here had at long, long last arrived the day when LSU, that jalopy long trammeled in primitive offense and thumping defeats, came to Alabama and stormed up and down the field like some attacking symphony.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2019

He calls me Princess, which really is maybe too much polish for the jalopy, but he means it in the right way, I think.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver