limo
Americannoun
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limos
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of limo
1965–70 by shortening; see -o
Example Sentences
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Many buyers are entrepreneurs and executives, while some companies use the Maextro as a chauffeur-driven limo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
This zesty country-pop flirtation was composed, per “In My Lifetime’s” notes, “in the back of a limo as we approached the outskirts of Paducah, Kentucky.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
In some places this service could include transfers by limo directly to the waiting aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Before she opens the velvet box, a friend blithely mentions that the closest she’s gotten to Krystle’s future husband was when his limo drove through a picket line.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
I would be joining my friends in their limo with Evan Freaking Parker.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
There’s also an air-conditioned garage with room for two stretch limos, plus a 40,000-gallon heated outdoor pool has “granite-like rocks, a waterfall, and spa surrounded by a patio,” according to past listing notes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
"I wish him nothing but peace but he needs to pay for his own limos," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
David Post and Craig Blackwell have been devoted amateurs for decades, and they’re long past dreams of tours and limos.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Frederickson got a new job a couple of years ago, driving limos for Bayview Limousine.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2023
“He says to tell you that you have been consigned to the dung heap of history while people like him ride in their limos down the superhighways of life. Something like that.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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