How to Use hot rod in a Sentence

hot rod

noun
  • Leo had this rental red convertible, some, like, hot rod car.
    — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Wayne first set about to find a hot rod of his own to build, around 1958.
    — Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
  • My Cat looks tiny and out-of-place among the spanking new hot rods parked out front.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • One choice is to get a hot rod conversion, like the one for Hawk’s car.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • My first robot was a hot rod roadster and my father was my mentor.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • With hot rod roots like these, who needs to hide behind false humility?
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 27 July 2022
  • This hot rod might have a dual exhaust, but not the kind that annoys the neighbors.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2022
  • New, old, preserved, restored or customized, the cars, trucks and hot rods are crowd-pleasers.
    — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Here's a look at what to expect ahead of the annual hot rod custom car show's return.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Clay removes the gun from Tyler’s shoulders and ushers him into the hot rod.
    — refinery29.com, 22 May 2018
  • There's even a collection of vintage hot rods and muscle cars on display.
    — Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 May 2018
  • Cambra makes hot rods and custom cars bikes, trucks and vans, according to its website.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Along with classic cars and hot rods, there will be food and crafts including tri-tip sandwiches.
    — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 23 June 2019
  • That car is the Droptail, an open-top grand tourer inspired by classic yachts and hot rods.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Throw the hot rod a funeral, where all the truck's beloved family and friends can share their feelings over the loss.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 May 2021
  • Custom cars The show will feature more than 800 custom cars and hot rods.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
  • His other creations include a car in the shape of a child's wagon and a hot rod Santa sleigh.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Close to 50 classic cars and hot rods were also on display for attendees to view.
    — Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024
  • In the early days, steelworkers toiled in extreme heat, catching steel hot rods with cotton gloves and tongs.
    — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The result is a kind of rudimentary, cyborg turtle hot rod.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The public is invited to showcase their car or souped up hot rod for $15 per vehicle.
    — Post-Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021
  • In the Disney film, the anthropomorphic car defies his driver and blows past the hot rod.
    — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 6 May 2018
  • Ezell uses the space as a parts shop and man cave, covering the walls in vintage racing and hot rod memorabilia.
    — Michelle Pemberton, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Riley chatted with Morris about the World Series, and with Gwynn about hot rod cars.
    — Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 26 Oct. 2017
  • His mechanic friend instead shows him a defunct Naboo starfighter that the two of them and the droids repair to be a super fast hot rod.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Inspired by the blockbuster film franchise, the thrill ride seats guests in flashy hot rods that mimic real drifting motions at up to 72 mph.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • The heart leaps every now and then to hear some hot rod out there, or some motorcycle roaring late at night in glorious, mortal disregard.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • There was also a variety of other customs and classics at the show, from a few hot rods and a rat rod or two to some vintage Chevys and Fords.
    — Heidi Van Horne, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The hot rods in The Fast and the Furious are tricked out with tanks of magic juice—like, liquid Schwartz or something.
    — Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The Jeep Chief from 2015 comes to mind for me, and the Quicksand hot rod from 2017, too.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026

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