Edsel
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Cybertruck, Tesla’s would-be competitor in the EV pickup truck market, has long since secured its place as the Edsel of the electric vehicle age.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
He said she was “gleeful” when Edsel traveled to Massachusetts to interview her a few years before her death in 2010 at the age of 94.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Heck, Edsel Ford, long-time executive at the company that bears the name of his great-grandfather Henry Ford, couldn’t narrow it down to just one.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Edsel, the calico cat, sprawled across a reporter’s notebook, knocking the pen out of the way, and began to purr amiably.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
It was an Edsel driven by a man named Basil Oglethorpe.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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