Examples of at the wheel in a Sentence
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President Trump will get the first go at the wheel.
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Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
And our corrections officers are so overworked that one of them fell asleep at the wheel and died.
—Jeff Bridges, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
The Delahaye won with the support of the French Government and with Jewish driver René Dreyfus at the wheel.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Careless is a lesser charge than reckless and typically applies to an operator who has been inattentive at the wheel.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
And our corrections officers are so overworked that one of them fell asleep at the wheel and died.
—Jeff Bridges, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
The Delahaye won with the support of the French Government and with Jewish driver René Dreyfus at the wheel.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Careless is a lesser charge than reckless and typically applies to an operator who has been inattentive at the wheel.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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“At the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20wheel. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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