motorcycle
noun
Examples of motorcycle in a Sentence
Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
As a result, the motorcycle can experience unstable idling, hesitation and engine stalling.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Bruce and the motorcycle slid beneath the truck; by some miracle, the vehicle came to a halt before killing the boy.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Arizona Bike Week in Scottsdale Arizona Bike Week is a celebration of motorcycles and music with two stages featuring live music all day and all of the night, plus vendors, stunt shows, bull riding, contests and demos.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024
But with Italy banned from making aircraft after World War II, the company pivoted to motorcycles, and by the mid-1960s, had established itself as a maker of premium performance motorcycles.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The motorcycle crash happened while Claytor was off duty, late on March 22, the emergency services district president Sam Johnson wrote in a news release.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
Start your day with breakfast at Joey’s Pancake House, a classic breakfast spot, then explore the hiking trails that lead to stunning waterfalls and visit the Wheels Through Time museum, which houses a collection of more than 350 American motorcycles, vehicles, and rare memorabilia.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
More than 300 students were taken early Thursday morning by armed bandits on motorcycles who stormed the LEA Primary and Secondary School in Kuriga village, in Kaduna’s Chikun district, the state’s police spokesman Mansur Hassan told CNN on Friday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
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Word History
motor bicycle
1894, in the meaning defined above
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“Motorcycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcycle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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