by car

idiom

: in a car
We can go by car or by bus.

Examples of by car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Today, access is still tricky — the area is roughly four hours by car from Reykjavík, and there are only two roads, which are both unpaved and require 4 x 4 vehicles. Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024 Traveling by car on the same journey produces between 2.2 to 5.8 times more carbon per passenger, driven by the fact that cars carry much fewer people than a train can. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 May 2024 The great American road trip has long offered a cure for such complacency, and this summer should be no different: About 75 percent of Americans are expected to travel by car. Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024 Edward and Sophie traveled to Rutland, England's smallest county, on May 14, stepping out at Rutland County Showground and Oakham Castle by car before moving to Oakham Library to see Queen Elizabeth’s statue, per Lincs Online. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024 What are the worst times to drive by car for Memorial Day weekend? Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 The entire ranch is pet friendly and is 40 minutes by car to the entrance of Zion National Park. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024 Even for locals, many of the tropical-looking beaches in South Devon—a seaside county about four hours by car from London—are word-of-mouth tip-offs. Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024 Getting to Limón takes another several hours by car, crossing the country from its west coast to the Caribbean shoreline. Justine Calma, The Verge, 22 Apr. 2024

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“By car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20car. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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