How to Use chicane in a Sentence

chicane

noun
  • The best test of the car's agility was through the Up Hill chicane.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2017
  • However, the story of the day was the turn 5-6 chicane.
    Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Throughout the race, drivers had trouble with the chicane in the back-to-back fifth and sixth turns.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Just six laps from home, on Lap 47, Senna made his move and dived down the inside of Prost through the chicane.
    Sarah Holt, CNN, 10 Oct. 2019
  • But all 25 drivers got through the chicane without issue to open the race.
    Mitchell Forde, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2022
  • On Sunday, drivers were having trouble with the chicane in the back-to-back fifth and sixth turns.
    Michael Marot, ajc, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Damaged front splitters and high-speed spins were prevalent due to the close racing in the turns 5-6 chicane.
    Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Another chicane new for this race awaits coming out of Turn 4 before drivers head back to the start of the course.
    Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Aug. 2020
  • Meanwhile, the turn 14-15 chicane has an uphill approach, with a crest in the middle, and then drops down on exit.
    Bill Springer, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The twists and turns around the circuit are marked with chicanes on the backstretch and frontstretch to slow the cars, and potentially increase passing on the oval portion of the track.
    Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • The twists and turns around the circuit are marked with chicanes on the backstretch and frontstretch to slow the cars, and, potentially increase passing on the oval portion of the track.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Pick your struggles in traffic and avoid the perception of being a rolling chicane.
    Joe Michaud, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 June 2017
  • The Roval uses twists and turns around the circuit marked with chicanes on the backstretch and frontstretch to slow the cars, and, potentially increase passing on the oval portion of the track.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Track workers, who had been tending to the chicane throughout the race, eventually removed it and towed it away as fans cheered.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Actual look-at-me styling, deft handling, no longer a moving chicane.
    Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The two then raced fiercely through the troublesome chicane and onto Hulman Boulevard.
    Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Creating a speed-shedding chicane isn't as simple as just sticking out some cones on what's usually the speedway's skid pad.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2020
  • But Newman, racing Aric Almirola over the final few laps for a shot at advancing, missed a chicane and the error cost him his shot at advancing.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • But Newman, racing Aric Almirola over the final few laps for a shot at advancing, missed a chicane with two laps remaining and the error cost him his shot at advancing.
    Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • My sternum hugged a pad of skateboard grip tape, enforcing the stability of my posture, translating my movements to the machine for what came next: the left-hand chicane into a sweeping right turn.
    Kenneth R. Rosen, Wired, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Drivers were rolling through the chicane area across rumble strips, in effect shortening the distance and generally maintaining high speeds.
    Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 10 July 2018
  • Monza is one of the oldest tracks still used today and demands precise timing of every input, especially when racing the layout with chicanes.
    Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Sculpted rear fenders and Jaguar’s new chicane graphics visible on the lower door panels and within the rear taillamps accentuate the design.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 13 July 2017
  • Those two, along with polesitter Palou and Rossi, ran through a runoff chicane the series set up for precisely that purpose, but were sent to the back by race control with cars who stayed on-track given positioning priority.
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Following five additional turns, testing their technical prowess, drivers will spill out onto Turn 1 and begin to pick up speed until encountering a chicane - a serpentine curve in the road - prior to Turn 3.
    Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Aug. 2020
  • The best test of the car's agility was through the Up Hill chicane.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2017
  • However, the story of the day was the turn 5-6 chicane.
    Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Throughout the race, drivers had trouble with the chicane in the back-to-back fifth and sixth turns.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Just six laps from home, on Lap 47, Senna made his move and dived down the inside of Prost through the chicane.
    Sarah Holt, CNN, 10 Oct. 2019
  • But all 25 drivers got through the chicane without issue to open the race.
    Mitchell Forde, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2022

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