coach-built

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adjective

(of a vehicle) having specially built bodywork

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Derived forms of coach-built

coach-builder, noun

Words nearby coach-built

coacervation, coach, coach-and-four, coach bolt, coach box, coach-built, coach class, coach dog, coachee, coacher, coach horse

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How to use coach-built in a sentence

His life as a man is built around health insurance and tax services.
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The Virologist By Andrew Marantz, New Yorker How a young entrepreneur built an empire by repackaging memes.
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They carved a refuge out of the wilderness and then, in 200 years, built it into the most powerful nation on earth.
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Marvin hops over the edge of his retaining wall, which he built.
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Luckily, Tor was prepared for this sort of assault, and has built-in defenses to protect against it.
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When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
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I was an Innkeeper, who loved to carouse; J was a Joiner, and built up a house.
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The jagged top and spurs of San Jacinto Mountain shone like the turrets and posterns of a citadel built of rubies.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The private chapel, built out from the house on the side next Calne, had not been used for years and years.
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The father of Mr. Stacy Marks predestined him for the coach-building business.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various