How do you use Subcompact in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like car or auto, plus the exact meaning.
Subcompact in a sentence
Subcompact meaning
Something that is smaller than the compact version, especially a very small car.
Synonyms of Subcompact
Using Subcompact
- The main meaning on this page is: Something that is smaller than the compact version, especially a very small car.
- Useful related words include: subcompact car, car, auto, automobile.
- In the example corpus, subcompact often appears in combinations such as: the subcompact, subcompact market, subcompact crossover.
Context around Subcompact
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Subcompact
- In this selection, "subcompact" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thriving, small, original, market, crossover and hatchback stand out and add context to how "subcompact" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sassy subcompact is no and a small subcompact with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "subcompact" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with subcompact
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another advantage of the subcompact Ford was the number of different trims available, allowing you to customize. (17 words)
Buick keeps hitting the high notes with its bravura designs, and the Encore—a sassy subcompact—is no exception. (19 words)
Springfield Armory’s Hellcat is also competing in the subcompact market and features optic cuts standard on all pistols. (19 words)
Over at Honda, Acura's less-luxurious parent company, the subcompact HR-V SUV got a major glow-up in 2023 and, given Acura's history of borrowing and repurposing Honda chassis, the new ADX will likely glean quite a bit from the recently reworked HR-V. (47 words)
While the new impact wrench is powerful for its subcompact size, notes in its review that — when you need it for bigger jobs — it's not a substitute for a full-size ½-inch impact wrench. (36 words)
The 2021 Chevrolet Trax is short on thrills, design flair, and standout features, but it offers an affordable price and an interior that’s more spacious than you might expect, given the subcompact-car parking footprint. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Volkswagen's introduction of such models is seen as a test of the market for a subcompact and, if successful, may be the beginnings of a thriving subcompact market for Volkswagen.
On not a few days, a small subcompact with a tiny U.S. Postal Service sticker pulled up and deposited the mail.
The subcompact hatchback and the coupe versions from Kia will make way for something else, odds are though it won’t be at the same price point as The Rio was positioned.
Another advantage of the subcompact Ford was the number of different trims available, allowing you to customize.
Back in 2014 I was stuck with a Jeep Compass rental as a complimentary “upgrade” from the original subcompact I booked at National.
Behind the wheel of the second-gen Kona N Line, the charms of a subcompact crossover were not lost on me.
Buick keeps hitting the high notes with its bravura designs, and the Encore—a sassy subcompact—is no exception.
It no longer has the vehicles that it once could offer to the more entry level buyer, such as the Challenger muscle car, the Cherokee SUV, the Renegade subcompact SUV and the Chrysler 300 sedan.
Mini Introduced the Cooper Countryman in 2010, giving Mini enthusiasts a subcompact crossover variant of the smaller Mini Cooper hatchback.
Over at Honda, Acura's less-luxurious parent company, the subcompact HR-V SUV got a major glow-up in 2023 and, given Acura's history of borrowing and repurposing Honda chassis, the new ADX will likely glean quite a bit from the recently reworked HR-V.
There are some downsides to consider with these subcompact SUVs, and a big one is the availability of all-wheel drive.
While the new impact wrench is powerful for its subcompact size, notes in its review that — when you need it for bigger jobs — it's not a substitute for a full-size ½-inch impact wrench.
The 2021 Chevrolet Trax is short on thrills, design flair, and standout features, but it offers an affordable price and an interior that’s more spacious than you might expect, given the subcompact-car parking footprint.
The Dodge Garcetti is a back-to-basics family sedan, but it’s also an SUV, a roadster, a subcompact, a motorcycle and a bilingual submersible.
I was about to encounter elephants and rhinos and herds of Cape buffalo and God knows how many other creatures that could crush my subcompact rental like an errant bug.
Springfield Armory’s Hellcat is also competing in the subcompact market and features optic cuts standard on all pistols.
The French company offers battery-powered cars like the subcompact Zoe that would have made it easier for Fiat to hit the emissions targets.
The Glock 29 and Glock 30 both take ten-round, double-stacked magazines—the first pistols to pack so many rounds into a large caliber subcompact frame at the time of their introduction.
The subcompact must balance a bullet powerful enough to stop a threat with the fact that the gun carries fewer of them in order to remain small and unobtrusive.
A 1973 Gremlin purchased by Consumer Reports was top-rated in a group of six subcompact models tested for the June issue.
Common combinations with subcompact
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: