Example Sentences

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The wealth created by Ford Motor was immense, but it was a byproduct of Ford’s ability to imagine a horseless future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

A great many investors backed the wrong horseless carriages around a century ago and lost their money.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

Then Frederick decided they should get into the horseless carriage business themselves.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2023

The kooky inventor of a horseless carriage rivals a banker’s son for a liveryman’s daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2020

As I grow closer, signs of life become apparent: a mix of horse-drawn and horseless taxis out in the front, passengers rushing in or strolling out.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse