hatchback
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hatchbacks
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a sloping rear end of a car having a single door that is lifted to open
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( as modifier )
a hatchback model
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a car having such a rear end
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The family-sized four-door hatchback went on to lead global sales of all passenger vehicles over the three-year period, 2023-2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
At Stanley Subaru in Ellsworth, Maine, many customers are choosing hybrid versions of the Forester SUV and Crosstrek hatchback, though they cost a few thousand dollars more than their gas-only counterparts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
It’s the type of song that probably sounds best coming out of the tinny speakers of a 1992 hatchback, and that’s frankly one of the highest compliments you can give to a grupero banger.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Take the current VW Golf hatchback, which is 9cm wider and 22cm longer than the version on sale in the mid-1980s.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
She popped open the hatchback and put her bag inside.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Nowhere to be found: staid family sedans, cheap hatchbacks or frumpy minivans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
If you’ve been to Europe recently, you’ve seen the increasingly popular Chinese-made BYD hatchbacks and SUVs, often with starting prices below $30,000.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
Even the smaller "crossover" versions, more closely related to conventional cars, tend to be taller and wider than traditional saloons, hatchbacks or estates.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Why shouldn’t their town square prioritize strolling couples and amateur oil painters and kids tossing softballs over parking meters and hatchbacks?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
Think of all the tropes you’ve ingested over the years — the forest-green hatchbacks conquering rugged Western landscapes, the miles of mozzarella stretched by major pizza chains.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
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