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Examples of tandem bicycle in a Sentence
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How about pedaling a tandem bicycle on a sloped velodrome for an Olympic gold medal?
—Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 2 Aug. 2024
The difference is that there’s just so much uncertainty on a standup stage, and the audience is your companion—you’re on a tandem bicycle.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
And what about a medium shot of Loki and Mobius on the tandem bicycle?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2023
In one of the last photos taken of Bourdain, the two were seen in the countryside on a tandem bicycle.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
Pick from single-speed bikes, cruisers, sport hybrids, eight-speed road bikes, classic banana seat cruisers (small enough to work for some kids), kids’ bikes, tandem bicycles (that’s a two-person bike) or even an adult tricycle.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
How a tandem bicycle is built?
—Wyna Liu, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2022
Two people who have a better knowledge than most of global cycling culture are British couple Laura Massey-Pugh and Stevie Massey, who last year became the fastest cyclists to circumnavigate the world on a tandem bicycle.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
Due to their significant difference in height and build, swapping positions on the tandem bicycle was not an option.
—Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN, 16 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1890, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of tandem bicycle was
circa 1890
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“Tandem bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tandem%20bicycle. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
tandem bicycle
noun
: a bicycle for two or more persons sitting tandem
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