getaway car

noun

: a car used by criminals to leave the scene of a crime
He drove the getaway car

Examples of getaway car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The sweet moment, captured in a video on X, showed Swift smiling as their getaway car swiftly passed by onlookers. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024 One suspect bore a distinctive facial tattoo, and the getaway car was identified as a 2018 black Infiniti Q50 sedan with a tan interior. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024 On Sunday, police released grainy security images of the three suspects and of the getaway car driving down the street. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024 At least one person will pull a gun, demand the customer’s money and then hop into a getaway car, Crout said. Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for getaway car 

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“Getaway car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getaway%20car. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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