jalopy

Example Sentences

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But just because this old jalopy still runs doesn’t mean it’s worth taking for a spin.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025

But they’ll get there—in the same way a young car-shopper starts with a beat-up old jalopy, he argued, eventually they’ll walk onto the lot in middle age looking for a pricey new Cadillac.

From Slate • May 25, 2025

In between attending practice and driving around Hanover, N.H., in the old jalopy his friends called his “death wagon,” Lund studied English and philosophy.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2020

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2020

We packed a few belongings, stored the rest in our barrack, and left our Carcachita, our old jalopy, locked and parked in front.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez