How to Use motorcade in a Sentence

motorcade

noun
  • Thais used to lie on the ground when a royal motorcade drove past; now some turn their backs or jeer.
    — Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Mourners lined the roadway and deeply bowed as the motorcade passed by.
    — Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 July 2022
  • The king and queen got in and out of their motorcade inside a tent, out of public view.
    — Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Kennedy saw the crowd and briefly stopped the motorcade to shake hands with some of the onlookers.
    — Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2022
  • But they are also being used to look for planes, motorcades, trains, and boats.
    — Simon Denyer, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2020
  • No, but police may stop traffic when the motorcade drives through.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2023
  • It was not known what dignitaries were in the motorcade.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Cheers and flags were raised, cowbells rang, and horns honked in greeted the motorcade.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2020
  • In the cold, the schoolgirls line up along the front of the main building and wait for his motorcade.
    — Solmaz Sharif, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • As soon as his motorcade left a swarm of people rushed to the street, filling it up again to see him off.
    — Anmar Khalil, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2021
  • At the center of the motorcade is a long, dark sedan glistening in the bright sun.
    — CBS News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • There’s a scene at the end of it where a helicopter fires missiles at a motorcade.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The motorcade drove back to the White House in three minutes.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • He was brought to court in an eight vehicle motorcade as locals lined the streets to get a look at him.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 11 May 2021
  • As the motorcade passed after the 40-minute visit, no one rushed to leave.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Trump’s motorcade was seen on video driving slowly down the street as large crowds of people cheered and waved signs.
    — Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2021
  • The president and his motorcade drove into the pool last week to inspect the work.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • The president's motorcade took a lap around the famous track before the green flag.
    — Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Pence and Ducey then left in the vice president's motorcade, riding in the same car.
    — Robert Gundran, azcentral, 1 May 2018
  • The Benz motorcade dropped them off at Gleneagles, less than an hour away.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 29 May 2023
  • White House aides declined to comment when asked why the Trumps chose to take a motorcade.
    — David Nakamura, The Seattle Times, 4 Dec. 2018
  • Within two weeks, the first motorcade rolled through the city last Father’s Day.
    — Washington Post, 20 June 2021
  • His motorcade has arrived at Dream City Church.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Before the rally, the weekly motorcade that runs from the library to the golf course and back occurred.
    — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 30 June 2018
  • Earlier, one of my colleagues in the press pool saw a father and son run alongside the motorcade to catch a glimpse.
    — Noah Bierman Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Footage from the time shows the crowd surging toward the palace gates as the presidential motorcade pulled in.
    — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 11 July 2018
  • He’s been known to stop the motorcade and jump out of his armored SUV to greet fans on the bridge.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Those had to be canceled for his motorcade and grand entrance into the Garden.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
  • In verse one, the guy honors the motorcade by pulling into a Kwik Sak parking lot.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
  • On a trip to Illinois, her motorcade sped toward the airport as if there weren’t a second to waste.
    — Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue, 29 June 2021

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