Example Sentences

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The new car’s electronic steering rack is bolted directly to the front subframe, helping conduct richer and more useful feedback to the wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

The house and subframe would then be anchored to vertical guideposts, allowing that structure to rise and fall without floating away.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2023

The bridge, connecting the Kenilworth and Eastland Gardens neighborhoods to Deanwood, collapsed after a Mack truck — traveling southbound with its subframe raised — struck the footbridge, causing the structure to come loose, officials said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

The first major manufacturer to use a Divergent 3-D printed subframe is Aston Martin, which will put one in the head-turning limited production DBR22 convertible.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

Ford recalled dozens of the first Mach-Es sold in March after discovering loose subframe bolts.

From The Verge • Sep. 27, 2021