microbus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of microbus
Example Sentences
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Almost every page features a photo, an illustration or an infographic, including a shot of Mr. Brand’s hand-painted 1962 VW microbus, drawings from century-old repair manuals and a full-page guide to “twelve types of corrosion.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The report from Al Mayadeen, a Lebanese channel that covers Syria extensively, said microbus stops in Damascus were overcrowded as people rushed to take the only affordable method of transportation.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023
Egyptians entering the area by microbus, the most common form of cheap transportation, must show a license to prove they work there.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022
Keogh said that a three-row version of the ID.Buzz will launch in the United States, where the original microbus became an icon of the counterculture, in late 2023 or early 2024.
From Reuters • Jan. 7, 2022
You can see it in the ID Buzz, the automaker’s electric microbus that’s meant to harken back to Volkswagen’s glory days of peace signs, bell-bottoms, and flower power.
From The Verge • Sep. 23, 2020
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