How to Use gearhead in a Sentence

gearhead

noun
  • Dream up the kinds of products that keep gearheads awake at night.
    John D. Stoll, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019
  • In all of his books, McCarthy is a gearhead, a man obsessed with hardware and the nuts and bolts of things.
    Nicholas Mancusi, Time, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Regardless, a true gearhead will still go for the rear wheel drive.
    Kyle Edward, Forbes, 1 May 2022
  • Imagine that a gearhead decides to soup-up the engine of the self-driving car.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Apr. 2021
  • George Lucas grew up a gearhead, a car guy from a car culture.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The price on this DeWalt mechanics tool set may be enough to make a gearhead drool.
    Tony Carrick, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2023
  • Exhausting: The stereo also has to fight the 124 Abarth’s exhaust note — which sounds quite as if some gearhead left the muffler off the car.
    Scott Sturgis, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • This imposing tent is a blessing to tall folks and gearheads.
    Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
  • With a backstory like that, this box will be treasured in any gearhead’s garage.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2020
  • That’s a melodic note to the ear of a true gearhead who is awed by raw engine power and performance.
    Kyle Edward, Forbes, 5 July 2021
  • Meanwhile the hills are thick with lonely gearheads, good with knots and maps and transceivers, not so good with love-notes and emoting.
    Sundog, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Created by Josh Corbin, the series blurs the line between good and evil as Doris targets a gang of gearheads.
    Mark Dawidziak, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2019
  • For true gearheads, standing on a pedestal in the middle of the gallery is an Offenhauser engine.
    WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018
  • Combs, a native of Kentucky who was 34 at the time, is a gearhead with strong opinions about everything from fishing rods to skis.
    Kyle Stock, Bloomberg.com, 11 July 2017
  • For Davies, making a food truck for a high-profile gearhead like Rawlings might be the most important build of his career.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The low-slung four-door arrives in two versions—the base model Turbo and specced up Turbo S—with the kind of stats that should make even petrol-chugging gearheads drool.
    Wired, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Secure your keys, knife, multitool, etc in milliseconds, and free a gearhead up just as fast.
    Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Orlando is the fifth location for the British biker and gearhead-centric chain.
    Kyle Arnold, OrlandoSentinel.com, 18 May 2017
  • One of my favorite parts about working in the Gadget Lab is how gearheads have strong opinions on ... pretty much everything.
    Adrienne So, Wired, 3 May 2020
  • Any gearhead would be elated to adorn their coffee table with this book documenting some of the dreamiest cars.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The jocks, gearheads, popular girls, nerds, stoners, rockers, etc., all working in one store, all summer long.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
  • These are guys, typically under 40, who are less gearhead and more TopGear head, Mabrito said.
    Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Jan. 2018
  • Which leads to all the discussions about exhaust valves, engineering quirks and scads of other stuff that will warm the hearts of gearheads everywhere.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Since the original Fast and Furious movie came out in 2001, gearheads across the world have been captivated and inspired by Vin Diesel and his gang and their on-screen, off-the-rails racing.
    Mihir Maddireddy, Car and Driver, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Mr. Franklin is a gearhead and a MacGyver with obsessive tendencies.
    Pete Wells, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2017
  • The early films were landmark progress points for special effects, but Cameron was a gearhead who appreciated wear and tear.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • As 2019’s finish line approaches, here is a handful of holiday gift ideas geared toward gearheads of any age.
    Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Virtually impossible to wear out, your gearhead will be popping tops with ease for years to come.
    Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 19 Dec. 2022
  • As a gearhead, I was immediately fascinated by what the artists build for driving works of art.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The Yeti Panga is the waterproof duffel to beat, thanks to its sturdy build and extreme popularity with gearheads.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023

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