as in bike
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars
the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle
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The town is commissioning a study to define the boundaries of the town's right-of-way and to review and analyze intersecting roads for vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety on three roads: Redding, Mill Plain and Sturges.
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Brian Gioiele, Connecticut Post, 1 Nov. 2024
That isn’t sitting too well with craft brewers, bicycle makers and other small companies forced to adjust to the trade policies, which the Biden administration largely preserved, over the past six years.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The Wright Brothers invented the airplane in their family bicycle shop in Ohio.
—Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
The prospect of an upcoming bicycle race, complete with a cash prize, promises to inject their routine lives with at least some excitement.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Brian Gioiele, Connecticut Post, 1 Nov. 2024
That isn’t sitting too well with craft brewers, bicycle makers and other small companies forced to adjust to the trade policies, which the Biden administration largely preserved, over the past six years.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The Wright Brothers invented the airplane in their family bicycle shop in Ohio.
—Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
The prospect of an upcoming bicycle race, complete with a cash prize, promises to inject their routine lives with at least some excitement.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bicycle
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycle. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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