Popemobile
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Popemobile
Example Sentences
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As the Popemobile made its way from the port to the waterfront, people jostled against metal barricades to get a better vantage point for smartphone videos.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
He made the decision to dispense, when possible, with the bulletproof Popemobile — a “sardine can,” he called it — that would have kept him walled off from his flock.
From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2020
Aerial footage showed fewer people than expected on the streets to greet Francis as he made his way around in his Popemobile, including a trip to St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral from Dublin Castle on Saturday.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2018
G became the iconic Popemobile of choice in 1980.
From The Verge • Jun. 18, 2018
On Friday, Pope Francis flew into Fatima, north of Lisbon, in a helicopter and travelled through town in his "Popemobile".
From BBC • May 12, 2017
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