motor
Example Sentences
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The country of 30 million people has an estimated 50,000 EVs, still a small fraction of the total 6.2 million motor vehicles, but a figure officials expect would keep increasing.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Karen’s Bernina sewing machine was struggling, so I disassembled the motor and turned down the commutator on the lathe.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The Italian had both his legs amputated after a motor racing accident in 2001 at the Lausitzring track in Germany.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The jet fuel is dispatched by pipeline to Charles de Gaulle airport on the outskirts of Paris, while motor fuels are dispatched to fuel depots for the capital region.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
The sudden zhum! of an orb motor closed in on them from the starboard side.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Vocabulary lists containing motor
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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