tandem bicycle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tandem bicycle
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
He lives in San Francisco when he isn’t touring with Karen on their tandem bicycle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Police say 64-year-old John Fauerby and 58-year-old Lynn Rosenbusch were riding a tandem bicycle on Tobacco Road when Catherine Lyon, who was driving a Jeep Cherokee, struck them from behind.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2015
Wednesday's edition will see Paxman interviewing London mayor Boris Johnson while on a tandem bicycle.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2014
“Do you think they parked their tandem bicycle at the mustache-wax parlor?”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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