How to Use electric scooter in a Sentence

electric scooter

noun
  • Check out our picks for the best bikes, electric scooters for adults, and e-bikes.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2023
  • There are no cars, no bikes and no electric scooters on the island.
    — Johanna Lemola Saara Mansikkamaki, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The eight boys arrived on electric scooters and wore ski masks.
    — Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 1 July 2025
  • This electric scooter stands out with smart features and a bold look.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
  • And electric scooters have left many with head injuries and fractures.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Melo was bringing up the rear on his stand-up electric scooter when he was attacked.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And new research warns against dangers of electric scooters and desk magnets for kids.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Demand for e-bikes and electric scooters does not look like it is set to tick downwards anytime soon.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Sep. 2024
  • His first step onto an electric scooter results in chicken wings (and his butt) on the ground.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Watch from your phone as the electric scooters get rented and your money doubles, then triples.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
  • My first and only accident on an electric scooter was thanks to a deep pothole.
    — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Another takes aim at the electric scooters that have become a common sight in the city.
    — Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Like many electric scooters, this was super easy to assemble.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • An electric scooter company is exposed as a scam.
    — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The bench-type rear seat can be folded upward to store bulky items such as electric scooters and bicycles.
    — Jeremy White, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2024
  • As more people are riding electric scooters, many cities want to regulate who can hop on one and where.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Adult-sized electric scooters are simply too large to be safely handled by children.
    — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 6 May 2023
  • Shared electric scooters are getting booted off the stock market, but don’t rule out a comeback.
    — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2023
  • This may be one of my favorite electric scooters on the market that’s priced at less than $500.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The pedestrian, who was riding an electric scooter at the time of the crash, died at the scene, police said.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Electric trams are running again in Kyiv, and electric scooters dot the sidewalks.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • My main safety concern is the electric scooters flying down the sidewalks.
    — Bradley Krae, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the city has seen a staggering uptick in electric scooter crashes.
    — Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Smaller electric scooters have a battery that is hooked up to a throttle near the handlebars.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
  • Sam came into the celebration on an electric scooter with his wife Joyce by his side.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • This was a man on an electric scooter, rolling down a crowded Seattle street in the early evening, strapped with a gun.
    — USA Today, 26 June 2023
  • Ola Electric makes electric scooters and only shipped its first product 2½ years ago.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Some cities and states did just that for newer, short-distance Lime and Bird electric scooters, but not for cars.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 May 2025
  • Melo, his nephew and a friend were all riding stand-up electric scooters past Tollinche’s home when the attack took place.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • Second, people in my neighborhood ride electric scooters and bikes on the sidewalk.
    — Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

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