at the wheel

idiom

: while driving
She fell asleep at the wheel.

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Just like her hero Mitchell’s road album Hejira, this is a record born at the wheel, weaving through a dramatic sonic and thematic landscape, with Gray’s delicate vocals guiding the listener with care. Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025 After church on a Sunday morning, Traven’s cousin had gone to check on the family cattle and fell asleep at the wheel. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025 The cost of owning a car in the U.S. is growing because new vehicles have, on average, higher price tags, repairs have become more expensive, and insurance premiums have increased due to costly maintenance and more risky behavior exhibited by drivers at the wheel. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 The extra ride height is courtesy of four bespoke portal axles integrated into the wheel hub assemblies at the front and rear that Audi says increase torque at the wheel by 50 percent. Umar Shakir, The Verge, 24 Jan. 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 Mar. 2025.

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