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
Recent Examples on the Web
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
The Senate also confirmed David Leibowitz, who obtained his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and then served in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan before working as general counsel for his uncle’s auto empire, Braman Motors, based in Miami.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
But Jeep is one of the most iconic auto brands in the US.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 May 2024
By Charlie Campbell May 30, 2024 7:42 AM EDT
When TIME visited auto manufacturer VinFast’s EV factory in northern Vietnam in 2022, Google Maps still showed half the site as under the South China Sea; the land had been reclaimed and made operational in just 21 months.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 30 May 2024
This has implications for the wider U.S. auto market—all new cars are connected these days, and national security is one way to counter an invasion of China’s cheap, popular electric vehicles in particular.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
The department receives hundreds of requests annually from companies to change their prices for home, auto and other coverage.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
If your pool really needs some attention, then go for auto mode and enjoy the 150-minute battery life.
—Laura Gurfein, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
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
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
In Kansas City, Kansas, 129 auto thefts have been reported this year, which is 43% less than this time last year, according to police data.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
The Senate also confirmed David Leibowitz, who obtained his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and then served in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan before working as general counsel for his uncle’s auto empire, Braman Motors, based in Miami.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
But Jeep is one of the most iconic auto brands in the US.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 30 May 2024
By Charlie Campbell May 30, 2024 7:42 AM EDT
When TIME visited auto manufacturer VinFast’s EV factory in northern Vietnam in 2022, Google Maps still showed half the site as under the South China Sea; the land had been reclaimed and made operational in just 21 months.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 30 May 2024
This has implications for the wider U.S. auto market—all new cars are connected these days, and national security is one way to counter an invasion of China’s cheap, popular electric vehicles in particular.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
The department receives hundreds of requests annually from companies to change their prices for home, auto and other coverage.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
If your pool really needs some attention, then go for auto mode and enjoy the 150-minute battery life.
—Laura Gurfein, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
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
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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