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Examples of body shop in a Sentence
My car is at the body shop having the dent in the door fixed.
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In the last couple of years, at least 25 new businesses opened, including body shops, upholstery shops, and apparel shops, Mr. Gonzalez said.
—Fernanda Figueroa and Melissa Perez Winder, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
In addition to its new black-box theater, the lobby can double as performance space, with an internal garage door (reminiscent of auto body shops) that opens onto the rehearsal room and an external one that can dissolve the barrier between indoors and out.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
Gullwing has five warehouses full like this, having recently added another building to its growing compound nestled among plumbing suppliers and body shops.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2024
The third scheme, Greenwood alleged, saw the headline-grabbing pastor threaten the owner of an auto body shop in the Bronx, Brandon Belmonte, attempting to extort him for $5,000 after a repair job.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
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“Body shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20shop. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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