sunroof
Americannoun
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sunroofs
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Wearing her trademark white T-shirt and blue jeans, she leaned through the sunroof of a vehicle to wave to the crowds and shake hands with supporters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
There is a bit of Hollywood magic in this episode of “Margo,” though: During their characters’ joyride, Fanning and Pfeiffer stick their heads out of the limo’s sunroof.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Please run your imaginary hand across the microfiber suede-wrapped headliner, interrupted only by the corner-to-corner sunroof.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
The manufacturer of ride-control products has entered the vehicle sunroof segment via its Inalfa Gabriel Sunroof Systems joint venture, they note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
At that vague hour between dark and dawn, the sunroof of the Amazon was deserted.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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Jake Fisher, senior director at Consumer Reports’ automotive test center, said carmakers can be doing more to prevent sunroofs from abruptly shattering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The final scene shows a Twix bar falling through the sunroofs of the two cars, before they drive off - still attached - and with the tagline "two is more than one".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
The faithful waved palm branches through barely cracked windows and sunroofs, recalling the procession welcoming Jesus into Jerusalem just before his crucifixion that’s celebrated on Palm Sunday.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2020
Two mechanics needed help scaling their car company, which installed moon roofs and sunroofs on high-end vehicles being shipped to the Middle East.
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2015
One company, T-Ink, has developed inks so robust that circuits, sensors and switches can be printed on flat plastic and then molded into three-dimensional components that control overhead lights and sunroofs in cars.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2012
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