How to Use bodywork in a Sentence

bodywork

noun
  • Count the number of cut lines in the bodywork that aren’t there.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Down below sit the foot controls that peek through all that bodywork.
    — Utkarsh Sood june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
  • And the entire bodywork is made of carbon fiber.
    — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Miller was putting the bodywork on a car with a little wrench and that wrench went right through the paint.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Out back, the new bodywork has been hollowed out for a one-third increase in trunk space.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 27 July 2023
  • With that out of the way, and with its bodywork on, the 963 was pushed to the pit lane.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Note that there are no obvious air ducts in the upper bodywork.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 13 July 2017
  • Any stray bullet holes in the original bodywork are filled at no charge.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The best bodywork in boxing leads to the first loss of Bivol’s career.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022
  • The prototype's fuel tank, seat, and rear bodywork all look to be brand new.
    — New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
  • There's quite a bit of bodywork remaining, along with the dash and ergonomics.
    — New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2025
  • It’s also used for wings, suspension pieces, brake discs and bodywork.
    — Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The plastic bodywork has been sharpened all around, too, with the tank shrouds now reaching the front forks.
    — New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The bodywork used in qualifying has to be the exact same that’s used on race day.
    — Vlad Savov, The Verge, 26 June 2018
  • Small tufts of wool stuck to the bodywork help visualize airflow over the body.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Shrapnel has since torn a hole in the bodywork near his dance school logo on the side of the vehicle.
    — NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • On the right side, the M colors flit about the bodywork like a flock of butterflies.
    — Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The bodywork is simple but clean, with no visible rivets or seams.
    — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The fenders flare like a Sophia Loren sigh, and the bodywork is free of holes, vents, and gouges.
    — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 26 Nov. 2020
  • With the exception of aluminum door skins, carbon-fiber forms the rest of the bodywork.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2023
  • At high speeds, the panel returns to sit flush with the trailing edge of the rear bodywork to reduce drag.
    — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 29 June 2023
  • For a more lived-in feel, the aluminum bodywork was also left unlacquered.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The car got wider rear tires, bodywork made from thinner-gauge sheetmetal, and thinner glass.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 July 2022
  • The new bodywork employs both aluminum (for the rear deck) and carbon fiber (doors and front fenders).
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2020
  • The bodywork is made up of 16 unique carbon-fiber components, which is hand-shaped from foam blocks.
    — New Atlas, 8 May 2026
  • The aerodynamics come from the front splitter, the shape of the bodywork, and a pretty big rear wing.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2018
  • In order to refine the bodywork even more, Renault plans to test it in wind tunnels this spring.
    — New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The Polestar 3's bodywork has been optimized in the wind tunnel.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The bodywork’s slight creases and Kamm-tail rear end were a Tjaarda flourish.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The bodywork also moves now — the wings literally adjust as the car moves around the track, which sounds made up but isn’t.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026

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