plural sedans
1
or sedan chair plural sedan chairs
: a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two people
2
a
: a 2- or 4-door automobile seating four or more persons and usually having a permanent top compare coupe entry 1
b
: a motorboat having one passenger compartment
Examples of sedan in a Sentence
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According to police, a possible suspect vehicle was described as a blue Honda sedan, which was parked near the intersection of Pershing Drive and Bridge Street.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2024
Police body and dash cameras — the main evidence used to convict Hall — show Hall running around the front of his patrol car, gun drawn, and coming face to face with Arboleda’s sedan.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
The reckless homicide charges were tied to the deaths of a 76-year-old woman, whose sedan was struck in the rear by Moen's green pickup and was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 46-year-old construction worker, who died later in a hospital.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said in a series of social media posts that deputies tried to pull over a suspicious blue sedan around 7 a.m. near Blackwood Lane and Kenwood Way when the 15-year-old driver jumped out of the car and ran away.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 July 2024
Police body and dash cameras — the main evidence used to convict Hall — show Hall running around the front of his patrol car, gun drawn, and coming face to face with Arboleda’s sedan.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
The reckless homicide charges were tied to the deaths of a 76-year-old woman, whose sedan was struck in the rear by Moen's green pickup and was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 46-year-old construction worker, who died later in a hospital.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said in a series of social media posts that deputies tried to pull over a suspicious blue sedan around 7 a.m. near Blackwood Lane and Kenwood Way when the 15-year-old driver jumped out of the car and ran away.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
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“Sedan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedan. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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sedan
noun
se·dan
si-ˈdan 
1
: a portable often covered chair that is designed to hold one person and to be carried on poles by two people
2
: an enclosed automobile that seats four to seven persons including the driver in a single compartment and has a permanent top
Geographical Definition
Sedan
geographical name
Se·dan
si-ˈdan
French sə-ˈdäⁿ
city in northeastern France on the Meuse River near the border with Belgium population 18,577
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