Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Met introduced them two years ago after realising that offenders had started using them, instead of mopeds, because they were more agile.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

A Ram truck with a yellow barnacle on its windshield, a handful of mopeds under rain covers, and a lot of empty parking spaces.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2025

Here, the music scores an extraordinary montage that includes a lavish ball in 1918, the exploits of a fishing boat and a fleet of mopeds cruising in slow motion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Half of that came from tips and around $2 went to equipment and maintenance, mostly for e-bikes and mopeds.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

Everywhere, mopeds and bicycles race down the wide road, moving out of the way only when a truck honks and mows straight down the middle of the lane.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai