hubcap
Americannoun
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hubcaps
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noun
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Origin of hubcap
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Images of the scene posted on social media show a smashed front window of a building with shards of glass and dark metal lying on the pavement outside, along with a silver metal hubcap.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
Holden, her dead son, keeps reaching out to Danvers through strange signs, including a broken hubcap materializing from nothing.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
The vehicle was missing a right front hubcap at the time of the collision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
And then we see the SS badge on a hubcap, which tells us that this is going to be a high performance version of the Chevy Blazer.
From The Verge ● Mar. 9, 2022
And there it is: half a hubcap of city plaza, with the spokes of Bagley, Washington, Woodward, Broadway, and Madison radiating from it.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Its custom-made fittings include mink seats, a gold disc on top of the grille and hubcaps carrying his initials.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
Inside her studio, some of her favorite pieces from more than 100 solo exhibitions around the world are flanked by towering pillars of tires, stacks of steering wheels and disused hubcaps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
Their dams protect the entrance to their lodges, and they will grab anything, from sticks and mud to hubcaps and pieces of cable, to patch a leak.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2022
Use what you have until the proverbial hubcaps fall off, and if you do find yourself in a position to replace, consider some of these ideas and options:
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2022
The alley was littered with crumpled papers and dented hubcaps, with old rubber tires and empty pop cans, and Sairy quickened her pace, feeling uneasy in this unfamiliar place.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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