How to Use motorcycle in a Sentence

motorcycle

noun
Definition of motorcyclenext
  • The motorcycle struck the right front fender of the car and Rhodes’ head hit the door.
    — Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The motorcycle then struck the front of the Nissan, the report said.
    — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Those who have seen the film know that the scenes end with his death in a motorcycle crash.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The motorcycle struck the rear of his car, out of his field of vision.
    — New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The 32-year-old man driving the motorcycle died at the scene.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
  • What about the cover photo with the two of them on the motorcycle?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The driver of the motorcycle, a 26-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2024
  • At the time of the call, the owner had already found the motorcycle about a block away on Davis Street.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The motorcycle hit the side of the Kia, and the driver of the Kia fled the scene without stopping, police said.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2024
  • The 19-year-old male rider was thrown off the motorcycle and struck a light pole.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
  • Zumwalt, who was the lone rider on the motorcycle, was injured in the crash.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The man who was driving the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene, Ruoff said.
    — The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The stunt required Cruise to drive a motorcycle up a long ramp, which lead to a cliff, launch off of it and base jump to the bottom.
    — CBS News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Her boyfriend had followed her on his motorcycle for part of the trip.
    — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The couples who sought redress in the courts have not been deprived of a pet or a motorcycle, but of a child.
    — The Editors, National Review, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The motorcycle slid out from under him and struck a guardrail.
    — John Johnston, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Would the motorcycle giant have been able to get away with it?
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
  • There are four motorcycle spots for $75 a month and bike parking spots are $25 a month.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Then, Jessie Mabe’s motorcycle left the roadway and struck a sign post.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Dan Corriveau parked his motorcycle and bent over on the grass in prayer.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The Spokester snaps on by hand, makes the bike sound like a motorcycle, and comes in a variety of colors.
    — Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The man was ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead on scene.
    — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Of the three cars in this group, this is the closest in feel to a motorcycle, and a lot of that sensation is because the doors seem low.
    — Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The woman, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene, the chief said.
    — Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
    — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022
  • But Trump did sign this motorcycle helmet for the event.
    — ABC News, 4 June 2023
  • The motorcycle went off the road and traveled about 260 feet before coming to rest near the end of a driveway.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The motorcycle left the road and hit the metal guardrail, throwing Ruiz off the vehicle.
    — Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
  • And in the yard, there's a small menagerie of armatures, wireframes that form the base of sculptures: A manatee, a cow, an elephant, even a bear riding a motorcycle.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Machado addressed the rally then left on a motorcycle with her security convoy.
    — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025

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