body shop

noun

: a shop where automotive bodies are made or repaired

Examples of body shop in a Sentence

My car is at the body shop having the dent in the door fixed.
Recent Examples on the Web After police took Miller to the city jail, an officer drove the patrol car to the city’s body shop for a damage estimate to the door. Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024 Additionally, Whitehead allegedly attempted to pressure Brandon Belmonte, an auto body shop owner, into providing a $500,000 loan by falsely claiming associations with Mayor Adams. Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for body shop 

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Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of body shop was in 1906

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“Body shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20shop. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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