How to Use unibody in a Sentence

unibody

noun
  • The tablet is made up of an aluminum unibody that weighs 555 g.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Most cars today have a different kind of chassis, called a unibody.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Its solid aluminum unibody safely withstands drops up to 6 feet.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
  • Its solid aluminum unibody safely withstands drops up to 6 feet.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • The Microsoft Sculpt, a unibody split keyboard, is designed to do just that.
    — Chris Coke, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The 17 has an aluminum frame, while the 17 Pro uses an aluminum unibody.
    — PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Using a unibody, or monocoque, construction makes these Mustangs stiffer and lighter than a body on frame design.
    — Karl Brauer, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • With such high speeds, the design of this boat has many features to protect it such as a high waterproof design and a unibody hull to prevent any cracks and damage.
    — Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2022
  • This truck—and other unibody models like it—is all about being comfortable on the road while maintaining just a dash of off-road ability.
    — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Both cars used a similar unibody chassis, with MacPherson-strut front suspension and four-wheel disc brakes.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Rust of the unibody shell and decades of unfortunate modifications have reduced the number of top-tier cars on the market.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The creators describe the construction as a unibody, meaning there are no complex moving parts or fragile joints that could snap under the pressure.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Rust of the unibody shell, and decades of unfortunate modifications, have reduced the number of top-tier cars on the market.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Tucked deep inside the mid-sized pickup category sits a subset of truck built via unibody construction, rather than body-on-frame construction.
    — Eric Adams, Popular Mechanics, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The Pixel 4a opts for a polycarbonate unibody that feels classy and surprisingly nice.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The big news was beneath that skin, however, for these marked the first Mercedes models to use unibody construction instead of a body-on-frame chassis.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
  • With its relatively svelte unibody and smallish overall size, the Jeep was the most car-like of the vehicles in this comparison test.
    — Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro have an almost unibody construction, where the camera bar, sides, and frame are all one big aluminum chunk.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
  • But the aluminum, unibody chassis has the same premium feel as other Lenovo Yoga laptops.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 June 2023
  • The mid-engine layout used a steel monocoque (essentially a unibody) design, the first for De Tomaso.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Adding a pickup to the roster of vehicles built from those parts is pretty close to free money for an automaker that already makes millions of unibody cars, like Hyundai.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Plus, the unibody silicone construction is heat resistant up to 550 degrees F and safe to use on nonstick pans.
    — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The unibody, non-conforming Honda Ridgeline also has a strong following.
    — James Raia, The Mercury News, 16 June 2024
  • Will truck buyers—who have had nothing but derision for the clever but homely Honda Ridgeline—be okay with a unibody pickup from Ford?
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The downside is that unibody design results in low repairability scores, since internal components are harder to access.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • The burly four-wheeler has a unibody chassis, which means the frame and the body are built as one piece, along with massive 35-inch tires designed to make mincemeat of unforgiving terrain.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The Traverse represents the first unibody model to get the Z71 treatment, which includes a wider track and an extra inch of ground clearance.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 18 July 2023
  • Plus, everything is packed into a slim, metal unibody chassis with IP54 splash resistance.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Plus, everything is packed into a slim, metal unibody chassis with IP54 splash resistance.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • Plus, everything is packed into a slim, metal unibody chassis with IP54 splash resistance.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026

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