How to Use tonneau in a Sentence

tonneau

noun
  • That's because the deck isn’t flush with the top of the bed, like a tonneau.
    — Car and Driver, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The best tonneau covers are easy to use, secure your gear, and give you full bed access to your truck.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 16 July 2019
  • In years past, most tonneau covers were the hatch style, which opened at the tailgate and had hinges just behind the cab.
    — Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
  • At first glance, the three-part tonneau case sits with conservative propriety on the wrist.
    — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The Boat Tail is a four-seat convertible with an emergency tonneau, just in case the heavens open.
    — Jeremy Taylor, Robb Report, 27 May 2021
  • Convertibles have a cover for the top mechanism that hides the engine, even with the convertible tonneau raised.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2022
  • In any event, the indispensable bit is the integrated tonneau.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The magazine re-ran the tonneau testing at 65 miles per hour instead and saw significant gains.
    — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Many standard features are available as options on other trims, including the tonneau cover.
    — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 14 July 2017
  • The Hummer’s motorized tonneau will offer some security but nothing like its frunk.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Each Re-Belle watch is a bold tonneau shaped timepiece that is ergonomically curved for ultimate comfort.
    — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The manual tonneau will consist of four interlocking panels, which can be stored in an accompanying cargo bag when not in use.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Today’s tonneau pickup covers are easier to install, with better access points than ever before.
    — Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Thankfully for pickup owners today, modern tonneau covers used for keeping things dry and safe in the back of your pickup truck are light years ahead of even the models of the not-so-distant past.
    — Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Well, more of a cross between a bed and a trunk; it was completely enclosed, with a single-piece tonneau that hinged upwards like a sedan’s rear hatch and a pair of side-opening doors instead of a fold-down tailgate.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
  • And the Spirit of Big Bang, which debuted in 2014, unveiled a tonneau, or barrel-shaped, case.
    — Melanie Abrams, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Most tonneau covers offer either security or versatility, but not both.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2022
  • In an uncommon trick, the stowage spot for the roof can be used for additional top-up cargo capacity, the shallow but wide area accessed by raising the tonneau cover via buttons on the bottom edge of the doors.
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 25 July 2017
  • Is the Tonneau Tent that much more convenient than carrying a basic $100 to $600 pickup truck tent and installing a standard tonneau?
    — New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The bed includes the industry-first Utili-track bed channel system, including dual lockable in-bed storage boxes that are accessible from inside the bed without having to remove a camper top or tonneau cover.
    — G. Chambers Williams Iii, star-telegram.com, 30 June 2017
  • There are four models to choose from, with tonneau or round cases ranging from 43 mm to 33 mm, with or without diamonds, priced from $14,800 to $22,900.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Volante’s curvaceous decklid, integrating the leather-upholstered tonneau and twin head buttresses, makes the DB11’s heavy haunches and Coke-bottle waist even more explicit.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
  • This Pickup Truck Storage System offers the benefits of a hard tonneau (lockable, weatherproof, out-of-sight storage) along with slide-out drawers to organize gear while retaining the ability to haul large, heavy items.
    — Car and Driver, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Milligan's design essentially rolls a wedge-style body similar to those common on pickup camping toppers like those from Go Fast Camper or Catapult AV into a hinged, lift-up tonneau.
    — New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The signature tonneau silhouette is reimagined not as a single uninterrupted curve but as a constructed surface, broken into sharp transitions, layered planes and asymmetrical interruptions that radically alter its form.
    — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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