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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In recent weeks, he’s denied being in the Cadillac or Las Vegas that night and, in interviews with Las Vegas TV stations, blamed a former head of Death Row Records security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Everyone else who was in the Cadillac that night has since died.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“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
“Bet,” I said as a low-rider Cadillac creeped by, engine purring.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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