Example Sentences

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The wealth created by Ford Motor was immense, but it was a byproduct of Ford’s ability to imagine a horseless future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

A great many investors backed the wrong horseless carriages around a century ago and lost their money.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

Then Frederick decided they should get into the horseless carriage business themselves.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2023

The show ends with most of the company taking a turn on the Russian swing — that’s a kind of horseless sledge — flinging themselves high into the air and smiling to beat the band.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2019

The metal hood on the front of the horseless had been folded back on top so you could see into its innards.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep