Cadillac
Americannoun
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Antoine de la Mothe 1657?–1730, French colonial governor in North America: founder of Detroit.
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a city in NW Michigan.
Example Sentences
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“Instead of building one Cadillac, can I build 10 Honda Accords?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Instead, he pointed at a gold Cadillac down the street and yelled out, “That’s the color!”
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
What makes it worse is that Alonso inherits it, so Cadillac are last in the constructors' championship as a result.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“There’s no part of Route 66 where you’re looking up at a Cadillac range surrounded by red rocks. It’s the spirit of Route 66. I wouldn’t even call it a ‘best-of.’
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Everyone claps, even poor Izzie, who’s jealous and was pretending to be playing with his toy Cadillac the whole time I was singing.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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