On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Carjack. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as commandeer or hijack and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Carjack in a sentence
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Carjack meaning
- To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone).
- To forcibly steal (a vehicle).
Synonyms of Carjack
Using Carjack
- The main meaning on this page is: To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone). | To forcibly steal (a vehicle).
- Useful related words include: commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate.
- In the example corpus, carjack often appears in combinations such as: to carjack, carjack an.
Context around Carjack
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Carjack
- In this selection, "carjack" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sidewalk, terrified, two and shot stand out and add context to how "carjack" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sidewalk carjack an old and attempted to carjack a bmw. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "carjack" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with carjack
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He said the suspect hit his vehicle and tried to carjack him. (12 words)
No one was injured in either the carjack or the Gregory Lane collision. (13 words)
They then attempted to carjack two other vehicles before being arrested by New Mexico State Police. (16 words)
Like Bruce Wayne at his most embittered and dismayed, Aldean denounces small-time urban thugs who “sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk”, “carjack an old lady at a red light” or “pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store”. (41 words)
A 23-year-old man has faced court after police were forced to taser him while allegedly on a naked rampage through Northbridge on Saturday night, including allegedly hitting a female police officer and attempting to carjack a vehicle. (39 words)
Cell phone video showed the large police presence Friday night after deputies responded to multiple calls to 911 claiming someone with a knife was running around on the roadway and attempted to carjack at least one driver. (37 words)
Includes a nice mugshot we assume was taken before the soccer mom he tried to carjack shot him in the headDon't Like Ads? (24 words)
Example sentences (10)
A short time later, Jurak lost control on a roundabout at East Maitland and with his car blocking both lanes, got out and started trying to carjack terrified drivers.
He said the suspect hit his vehicle and tried to carjack him.
Like Bruce Wayne at his most embittered and dismayed, Aldean denounces small-time urban thugs who “sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk”, “carjack an old lady at a red light” or “pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store”.
A 23-year-old man has faced court after police were forced to taser him while allegedly on a naked rampage through Northbridge on Saturday night, including allegedly hitting a female police officer and attempting to carjack a vehicle.
Palmer ran to the nearby BP Gas station at 4335 Fulton Industrial Blvd, where he attempted to carjack a BMW at the gas pumps.
They then attempted to carjack two other vehicles before being arrested by New Mexico State Police.
He then tried to carjack another car from a couple who had just arrived home, shooting and critically injuring the man and assaulting the woman.
No one was injured in either the carjack or the Gregory Lane collision.
Cell phone video showed the large police presence Friday night after deputies responded to multiple calls to 911 claiming someone with a knife was running around on the roadway and attempted to carjack at least one driver.
Includes a nice mugshot we assume was taken before the soccer mom he tried to carjack shot him in the headDon't Like Ads?
Common combinations with carjack
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to carjack 9×
- carjack an 2×