How to Use accelerator in a Sentence

accelerator

noun

• The Bulldogs cut it to five, and the Aztecs stepped on the accelerator for an 11-0 run.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
• The Menu has been around for a few years, but there seemed to come a point where the project just hit the accelerator.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2022
• To prove it, a test driver swings in the top lane and hits the accelerator to 105 mph and takes his hands off the wheel.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2023
• That's when Mage hit the accelerator, surged from the middle of the track to overtake Two Phil's and win by a length.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 7 May 2023
• Kucherov hit the accelerator first, with 11 points in his next three contests to grab the NHL lead on Nov. 7.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2024
• Her foot sank hard into the brake, ready to pounce on the accelerator.
  — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 25 June 2023
• First off, none of the three pedals acts as the accelerator.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 28 Dec. 2022
• If the car brakes for no reason, your way to correct that is to hit the accelerator.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
• Then give yourself a pat on the back for your insight and ease up on the accelerator.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Jan. 2023
• If values are the accelerator for driving toward your goals, then ethics are more like the brakes, the steering, or the lines on the road.
  — Charlotte Burgess Auburn, Quartz, 11 Nov. 2022
• The right handlebar has the accelerator, while the left handlebar holds the brake and bell.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2024
• Hit the accelerator, for example, and a revving sound pulsates to the beat.
  — Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2024
• An attempt to pin the accelerator up the hill led to hitting the curbing hard enough to send the Corolla onto two wheels.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2023
• Step on the accelerator at 2500 rpm, even in fifth, and something happens.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2023
• The problem occurs when a driver takes their foot off the accelerator in order to slow down.
  — Charlie Zhu, Fortune, 12 May 2023
• Essentially, this allows the driver to control the speed of the car with just the accelerator.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 7 July 2023
• Thanks to the injection site on Sam's neck, a cement block that held down the accelerator, and part of a medicine vial, the team's off to investigate a murder.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2023
• Boot the accelerator, and the little four-cylinder engine strains to reach its 6000-rpm redline.
  — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 29 Nov. 2022
• There is a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal and a steering wheel.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
• The tax break for buying an electric vehicle is about to hit the accelerator.
  — Ashlea Ebeling, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2023
• While the driver's seat feels high even set at its lowest point, the comfortable spot for your left foot and floor-hinged accelerator are nice touches.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
• Press the accelerator when coming out of corners and the three electric motors instantly engage and hurl you down the straights before the V12 takes over.
  — Jeremy White, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
• Interestingly, the Celtics have thrived in the clutch by easing off the accelerator.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
• In order to take back control, the driver can tap the accelerator or brake pedal or just press the Drive Pilot steering wheel buttons.
  — Daniel Golson, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
• Even at high speeds sweeping through winding mountain roads, the trick is to never fully remove your foot from the accelerator.
  — Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 10 July 2023
• Backing off the accelerator—the natural first instinct—brings the traction control back into play and makes the car bog down.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 17 Oct. 2022
• At the same time, Nvidia has become a dominant force in data center chips with its AI accelerators.
  — Ian King, Bloomberg.com, 14 Dec. 2023
• But a detent in the accelerator travel helps drivers avoid waking the engine.
  — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 26 Sep. 2022
• Jared Friedman, a group partner at the accelerator, says this is reminiscent of the early 2000s web boom.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
• Jack loves anything with an accelerator and an engine but is partial to cars with three pedals.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 13 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024