variants
or before a vowel aut-
1
: self : same one
autobiography
autosuggestion
2
: automatic : self-acting
autopilot
Synonyms
Examples of auto in a Sentence
Noun
the auto gave people a level of mobility that they had never known before
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
While unions aren’t unknown in the region, auto assembly plants owned by foreign automakers there had been difficult to organize, and experts had predicted the union would face hurdles in its efforts despite a more union-friendly climate nationally in recent years.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 18 May 2024
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) says the proliferation of auto sears has hit epidemic proportions.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 18 May 2024
After an auto tour of Swift & Co. meatpacking plants and neighborhoods, his Fort Worth hosts returned Obregón’s party to the T&P station to board the Sunshine Special bound for El Paso.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
The defeat came after Kay Ivey, Alabama’s governor, and other Republican leaders argued that a pro-union vote would choke off the investment that has transformed the state into a major auto producer.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Volkswagen last month became the the first conquered carmaker in the UAW’s push to organize all 14 auto companies with nonunion plants in the U.S. Workers at the company’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had voted down previous organizing pushes.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 May 2024
Advertisement On the flip side, the American auto industry supports many high-paying union jobs and flooding an industry with cheap goods from Asia hasn’t historically been good for many cities and towns across the U.S.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Users can choose from four modes (normal, natural, auto, and sleep), as well as five adjustable speeds.
—Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2023
So which makes the best semi-auto shotgun?
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 25 Jan. 2021
One of the few semi-auto 17 WSM rifles is the Franklin armory F17-L.
—Richard Mann, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2023
Also: a slick semi-auto espresso machine for $4,700 and a large neon sign depicting the blue Twitter bird logo — yours for about $23,000.
—Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
Also: a slick semi-auto espresso machine for $4,700, and a large neon electrical sign depicting the ubiquitous blue Twitter bird logo — yours for about $23,000.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2023
The Mark IV solved the biggest issue many shooters had with Ruger’s classic Mark II semi-auto, with its one-button takedown system.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 18 Sep. 2020
He also is suspected of firing a gun in New Britain — again, no one was hurt — and three times fleeing police who were on a special anti-auto theft detail in Newington.
—Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 11 Jan. 2022
The man also described the gun that was pointed at him as a dull silver semi-auto, possibly a Sig-Sauer brand gun, documents say.
—oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2021
Noun
The auto industry had built the city into a cosmopolitan hub in the first half of the 20th century.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
While unions aren’t unknown in the region, auto assembly plants owned by foreign automakers there had been difficult to organize, and experts had predicted the union would face hurdles in its efforts despite a more union-friendly climate nationally in recent years.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 18 May 2024
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) says the proliferation of auto sears has hit epidemic proportions.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 18 May 2024
After an auto tour of Swift & Co. meatpacking plants and neighborhoods, his Fort Worth hosts returned Obregón’s party to the T&P station to board the Sunshine Special bound for El Paso.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
The defeat came after Kay Ivey, Alabama’s governor, and other Republican leaders argued that a pro-union vote would choke off the investment that has transformed the state into a major auto producer.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Volkswagen last month became the the first conquered carmaker in the UAW’s push to organize all 14 auto companies with nonunion plants in the U.S. Workers at the company’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had voted down previous organizing pushes.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 May 2024
Advertisement On the flip side, the American auto industry supports many high-paying union jobs and flooding an industry with cheap goods from Asia hasn’t historically been good for many cities and towns across the U.S.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Users can choose from four modes (normal, natural, auto, and sleep), as well as five adjustable speeds.
—Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Adjective
The election is a result of the agreement reached between the federal government and the union following the fallout from the long-running corruption scandal that sent former union officials and ex-auto executives to prison for misusing worker training funds, among other misdeeds.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2023
So which makes the best semi-auto shotgun?
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 25 Jan. 2021
One of the few semi-auto 17 WSM rifles is the Franklin armory F17-L.
—Richard Mann, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2023
Also: a slick semi-auto espresso machine for $4,700 and a large neon sign depicting the blue Twitter bird logo — yours for about $23,000.
—Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
Also: a slick semi-auto espresso machine for $4,700, and a large neon electrical sign depicting the ubiquitous blue Twitter bird logo — yours for about $23,000.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2023
The Mark IV solved the biggest issue many shooters had with Ruger’s classic Mark II semi-auto, with its one-button takedown system.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 18 Sep. 2020
He also is suspected of firing a gun in New Britain — again, no one was hurt — and three times fleeing police who were on a special anti-auto theft detail in Newington.
—Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 11 Jan. 2022
The man also described the gun that was pointed at him as a dull silver semi-auto, possibly a Sig-Sauer brand gun, documents say.
—oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2021
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“Auto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auto. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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