How to Use hubcap in a Sentence

hubcap

noun
  • Three out of four hubcaps are missing.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • The Staub lid has a metal knob and looks sort of like a hubcap.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2024
  • If this model does have hubcaps remove them and take the car for a ride.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The car was missing its driver side front hubcap, the alert said.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2019
  • There are some hubcaps that are missing, and the thing is just kind of falling apart.
    — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • There are gullwing doors by the dozen, hubcaps by the hundreds, and bolts by the thousands.
    — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2019
  • Outside, the throwback styling shines with moon disc hubcaps and whitewall tires.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2018
  • Police said the car has a tint, hubcaps and an antenna on the center rear roof.
    — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Nearby are a real hubcap and other metal items for a scrap drive.
    — Washington Post, 6 June 2017
  • The passenger side rear tire is either a spare or missing a hubcap.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Use the flat end of the lug wrench to remove the hubcap or wheel cover (unless it’s held on by lug nuts).
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Most arrive alongside hubcap-size naan disks for sopping, so bring friends and get after it with your hands.
    — Choose Chicago, Bon Appetit, 21 May 2018
  • The eight-member troupe utilize lighters, hubcaps, paint cans and tires to make beautiful sounds.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Hill then drove away from the scene, hitting a curb so that a hubcap fell off a wheel, Villarreal said.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2021
  • The vehicle was missing a right front hubcap at the time of the collision.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The wheels have locked wheel hubcaps that prevent them from loosening and are designed to not roll away from where it's parked.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the tables are the size of hubcaps — too small for a full dinner — and the kitchen can overdo it with the salt shaker.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • The self-balancing scooters have two wheels with light-up hubcaps and come in a variety of colors.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Investigators said the wheels appear to be black and may have had the hubcaps removed.
    — Katrina Cameron, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2017
  • Contee said police are looking for the driver and the Jeep, which is missing a rear hubcap.
    — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The gunmen fled in a gray Nissan Sentra that was missing hubcaps on both front wheels.
    — Matt Peterson, Dallas News, 6 July 2019
  • Electronics and vintage decals come next, then the wheels and the final touch—a diminutive chrome hubcap.
    — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 9 May 2017
  • The self-balancing scooters have two wheels with light up hubcaps and were sold in black, blue, red, pink, and purple with a black platform.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The hubcap is translucent and recessed at the center to allow as much sunlight as possible to shine through.
    — Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The woman said the hubcaps were taken off the Toyota either the night before or that morning.
    — John Benson, cleveland.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Rosario used a hubcap as a shield before pulling out a black steak knife and jabbing toward the officer, Bishop said.
    — Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The passenger’s side of the vehicle is scratched and the right front hubcap is broken, according to police.
    — Joe Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Bystanders said that a four-door seafoam green sedan with Virginia license plates and two different kinds of hubcaps pulled up outside the store.
    — Nicole Darrah, Fox News, 22 May 2018
  • Bird Jam has a Cadillac hubcap and nitrogen tank as its body, with wings attached to a miniature banjo.
    — Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Same for the notebook, the legs of the chair, the car’s fender and hubcaps, the Gatorade in my bottle, every surface everywhere.
    — Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024

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