Examples of covered wagon in a Sentence
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In-room bathrooms are available in tipis and covered wagons, and showers are available in covered wagons.
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Michael Salerno, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
Many an Airbnb host has discovered that a creative conversion — spaceship, railway car, grain silo, covered wagon, glass bubble — can turn into a humming side business.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 22 June 2022
Capitol Reef Resort has cozy cabins, but for a true glamping experience, book a night in a teepee or covered wagon.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2022
Even riding the Appalachian trail with her cowboy hat on, Brady was available to jump into cases 24/7, taking calls in her covered wagon or leaving in the middle of the night to drive to a major crime scene.
—Isabel Seliger, ProPublica, 24 May 2021
Some were dragged through the streets with ropes around their necks and hanged from a wooden awning over a sidewalk, a covered wagon or the crossbeam of a corral gate.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021
It was taken West to Arizona in a covered wagon, and brought back when Indians burned down the homestead.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Feb. 2021
Savage explored the wild Australian interior in a covered wagon.
—Bryce M. Towsley, Outdoor Life, 9 Dec. 2020
An authentic, fully stocked covered wagon, showing how pioneers crossed the country 170 years ago, will be a direct contrast to the Fremont High School Robotics Team, which will be on hand to take visitors into the technology age.
—Katharina Woodman, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2019
Michael Salerno, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
Many an Airbnb host has discovered that a creative conversion — spaceship, railway car, grain silo, covered wagon, glass bubble — can turn into a humming side business.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 22 June 2022
Capitol Reef Resort has cozy cabins, but for a true glamping experience, book a night in a teepee or covered wagon.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2022
Even riding the Appalachian trail with her cowboy hat on, Brady was available to jump into cases 24/7, taking calls in her covered wagon or leaving in the middle of the night to drive to a major crime scene.
—Isabel Seliger, ProPublica, 24 May 2021
Some were dragged through the streets with ropes around their necks and hanged from a wooden awning over a sidewalk, a covered wagon or the crossbeam of a corral gate.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021
It was taken West to Arizona in a covered wagon, and brought back when Indians burned down the homestead.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Feb. 2021
Savage explored the wild Australian interior in a covered wagon.
—Bryce M. Towsley, Outdoor Life, 9 Dec. 2020
An authentic, fully stocked covered wagon, showing how pioneers crossed the country 170 years ago, will be a direct contrast to the Fremont High School Robotics Team, which will be on hand to take visitors into the technology age.
—Katharina Woodman, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2019
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First Known Use
1719, in the meaning defined above
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covered wagon
noun
: a wagon with an arched canvas top
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