How to Use accelerator in a Sentence
accelerator
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Her foot sank hard into the brake, ready to pounce on the accelerator.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 25 June 2023
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First off, none of the three pedals acts as the accelerator.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 28 Dec. 2022
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If the car brakes for no reason, your way to correct that is to hit the accelerator.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
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Then give yourself a pat on the back for your insight and ease up on the accelerator.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Jan. 2023
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The Twins have signed on for three years for the accelerator program.
—Nick Williams, Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
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Nvidia makes a chip called the H100 accelerator that is able to process that data and is in high demand.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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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
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The right handlebar has the accelerator, while the left handlebar holds the brake and bell.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2024
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Having the Games at home has been an accelerator for clubs to open their doors to parasports.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 23 July 2024
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When a driver hits the brake pedal, the truck will stop even if the accelerator is depressed.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
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Hit the accelerator, for example, and a revving sound pulsates to the beat.
—Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2024
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The kit comes with an LED accelerator light and two syringes of gel that can be used for about 20 treatments.
—Rebecca Deczynski, Health.com, 21 June 2021
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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
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The Illini soon found the accelerator, shooting 58.1% for the game.
—Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2021
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If the drive wheels start to spin or slide going up a hill, ease off on the accelerator and gently resume speed.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2021
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So the issue has to be forced with things like the coach and front office accelerator program.
—Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2022
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The money will be invested in biotechs that go through the accelerator and go on to raise a Series A round, though Curie.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 26 June 2024
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The instructors tell you when to hit the accelerator, when to tap the brakes, where to steer out wide, where to hug the curves and where to punch it and finally build up some speed.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 29 Oct. 2021
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Winners will be tapped for a spot in a startup accelerator, as well as a $5,000 cash prize.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 Dec. 2021
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The data showed that Woods had hit the accelerator throughout the crash, and that the pressure applied to the pedal was 99 percent.
—Kevin Draper, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021
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Turn on the car’s headlamps and take it easy on the accelerator – even if your vehicle is equipped with all- or four-wheel-drive.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
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And the group plans to keep its foot on the accelerator — especially at Miu Miu.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 July 2024
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Simply select Sport mode, stomp the brake and accelerator to the plush carpet, and then release the brake while keeping the gas pinned.
—David Beard, Car and Driver, 28 Apr. 2021
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The accelerator is looking to convene 10 startups for a 10-week program.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Since the vehicle's launch in 2019, the truck has faced complaints about rust, finger pinches and defective accelerator pedals.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
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