How to Use undercarriage in a Sentence

undercarriage

noun
  • There was a problem with the plane's undercarriage.
  • The bus’s front end appeared to have torn off, and its undercarriage was ripped away.
    — Mahita Gajanan, Time, 17 May 2018
  • The car’s undercarriage was perched atop a low wall and its back wheel was lifted off the ground.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2021
  • Strapped to its undercarriage was a very basic bomb.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Water droplets can rust the grates, as well as the undercarriage of the grill itself.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Cars would ride so close to the ground that any small shift in weight caused their undercarriages to scrape against the pavement.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • How or why the pair were in the plane’s undercarriage remains unclear.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The accident left the school bus on its side, torn from its undercarriage and with its front end sheared off.
    — Paul Berger, WSJ, 18 May 2018
  • That’s the time to wash your car and make sure the undercarriage gets sprayed, says Nuber.
    — Tom Krisher, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The pizza had a solid undercarriage with a little flop but stayed firm when bent at the crust.
    — Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This means they can get caught in the undercarriage of a vehicle and break a jaw or fully turn over.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 19 June 2024
  • Blue smoke rose from the tires for a few seconds before flames burst from the undercarriage and engulfed the car.
    — Katie Akin, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Clean the undercarriage with a sprinkler Don't feel like going to the car wash?
    — NBC News, 4 Jan. 2018
  • With Chris guiding the bake, the crust came out puffy yet crisp, the undercarriage firm with zero flop.
    — Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • That being said, the undercarriage was perfect, with a great sauce-to-cheese ratio.
    — Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Snow and ice that are left to sit under cars can also corrode and damage the undercarriage.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
  • These rocks don’t seem, in this reporter’s opinion, to lend themselves to the naked undercarriage.
    — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The agents then looked in the car’s undercarriage, where 20 packages of meth were hidden.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022
  • The car was shipped in an open carrier truck, and the car was held down with straps on the tires, nothing tied to the undercarriage.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
  • During the attempt to brake the plane, the undercarriage caught fire as the aircraft ran off the end of the runway.
    — Mandi Albright, ajc, 5 June 2018
  • Take some time to thoroughly clean any dirt, grass, or other debris that may be stuck to the undercarriage.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2024
  • To be fair, there was some undercarriage scraping and a few scratches were added to our rig's rocker panels.
    — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 17 June 2021
  • The undercarriage is firm enough to serve the car well in athletic contexts yet doesn’t beat you up on rough pavement.
    — Al Haas, Philly.com, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Take some time to thoroughly clean any dirt, grass, or other debris that may be stuck to the undercarriage.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Keep an eye out for tiny brown or orange specks, especially around door edges, undercarriage and seams.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The collision between the bus and dump truck caused the school bus to rip apart, tearing off the front end and undercarriage.
    — Mahita Gajanan, Time, 17 May 2018
  • Many of the heavier pieces of the undercarriage were secured with old leather belts from Goodwill.
    — Chuck Wilcoxen, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Two nuclear depth bombs on the undercarriage could deliver the goods, if called for.
    — William Grimes, New York Times, 11 May 2017
  • Keep an eye out for tiny brown or orange specks, especially around door edges, undercarriage, and seams.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The outer rim is chewy, blistered and bubbly with an extra-thin undercarriage that’s crusty and doesn’t droop.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024

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