How do you use the word "bike" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "bike": Gonzales offers a bike to all his employees in Europe. Your bike is better than mine.

Bike Meaning

/baɪk/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounClipping of bicycle.

nounClipping of motorbike.

Sentence Examples

Gonzales offers a bike to all his employees in Europe.

Your bike is better than mine.

I used to ride my bike around the neighbourhood for hours.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

bicycle wheel cycle

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

Every morning I ride my ____ to the train station for work.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I ride my ____ to school every morning instead of taking the busy bus.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bisder. French bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusder. Middle French French cycle French bicyclebor. English bicycleclip. English bike Clipping of bicycle. First attested in 1882. One explanation for the form with /k/ is that bicycle was parsed to bi(cy)c(le). An alternative explanation is that it was parsed to bic(ycle) but since speakers are aware of a general /k/~/s/ alternation (as in electric ~ electricity etc.), the softened /s/ was restored to a default /k/ when the “ending” -ycle was dropped. Similar cases are merc /mɜɹk/, spec /spɛk/ for mercenary, specify. It seems unlikely, however, that this process is purely phonological and not at least partially based on the spelling ⟨c⟩.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"It's called a gravel bike, and seems to combine the advantages of both road and mountain bikes – with a similar ability to lap up the miles on tarmac as a road bike, while still being very capable off-road." — 2017, Chiz Dakin, Cycling in the Peak District […] , Cicerone Press Limited, →ISBN:

"Some of the bikes parked outside Granite Oaks Middle School are the Class Two e-bikes the district is banning." — 2025 December 11, Michelle Bandur, “Rocklin schools put the brakes on class 2 e-bikes due to more crashes, safety concerns”, in KCRA:

"He warmed up the engine; the bike hovered off the ground despite his weight and the extra equipment." — 2017 July 17, Nell's Tavern, Larry Brasington, page 50:

"In 2017, Amsterdam banned beer bikes from the center of the Dutch city. About 6,000 locals signed a petition, calling on the council to outlaw the vehicles, referring to them as a “terrible phenomenon.”" — 2021 May 18, Michael Hearst, Unconventional Vehicles: Forty-Five of the Strangest Cars, Trains, Planes, Submersibles, Dirigibles, and Rockets EVER, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 17:

"In the 1890’s “women were behind the stove,” he relates. But they cycled, too. “And they had difficulty pedalling bicycles with ankle-length skirts. “At the time,” Taylor said, “the most sinful thing a woman could do was to show light between her legs. “The original culotte was designed by a LAW member’s wife. The churches (in the East) termed this bepantsed female activity of biking “sinful bicycling,” he noted." — 1975 April 17, Jack Weatherly, “Dallas or Bust”, in The Courier News, volume 80, number 286, Blytheville, Ark., page 8, column 3:

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