at the wheel

idiom

: while driving
She fell asleep at the wheel.

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Shanon Burgess, an expert on vehicle and phone data from the digital forensics firm Aperture, returned to the stand for a second day of brutal cross-examination with defense attorney Robert Alessi at the wheel. Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025 This shift in mindset—from human in the loop to human at the wheel—is more than semantics. Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Mustang’s Boss won the Trans-Am championship in 1970—with Parnelli Jones at the wheel—powered by the Bud Moore racing team, further reinforcing the legacy of Ford’s iconic pony car, established with Carroll Shelby’s domination of the SCCA B Production class by the Shelby G.T.350 in 1965. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025 Voters will decide whether to grant interim Prime Minister Mark Carney a full four-year mandate or give the Conservative Party a turn at the wheel after over nine years of Liberal Party government. Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the wheel

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“At the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20wheel. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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