How to Use gearing in a Sentence
gearing
noun-
Gears The gearing of my bike hasn't changed much; there are just more of them.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2018 -
The shorter gearing gets the V-8 up in the revs quicker.
— Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 20 June 2023 -
And now you a gearing up to open some shows for Brooks & Dunn.
— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 May 2022 -
Trim the chain with a chain tool to fit that gearing and use a quick link to connect the ends.
— Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 1 June 2021 -
Even with the low gearing, this grinder can still push through 550 pounds of meat in an hour.
— Brad Fenson, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023 -
Thrown across the tank, Maes' right leg became lodged in the gearing under the tank.
— Fox News, 20 Oct. 2019 -
The four-wheel-drive system has low-range gearing for hills, sand and mud.
— star-telegram, 30 June 2018 -
Three years ago, the Warriors got their first and only taste of the play-in round their gearing up for now.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024 -
Finally, the gearing puts the saw’s blade on the left, where a right-handed user can see the blade and the cut line.
— Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021 -
But again, the absence of low-range gearing and those great big Bridgestones are enough to keep us clear of the wilderness.
— Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 6 July 2023 -
Given the mass of the vehicle, this output seems modest, but the torque curve is flat and the Hummer's gearing makes the most of it.
— Tony Swan, Popular Mechanics, 20 Oct. 2020 -
That prevents dirt and grime from getting into the reel’s gearing, and allows line to come out aligned with the reel’s guides.
— Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023 -
Credit the tighter gearing and faster shifts of the eight-speed automatic.
— Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 4 Nov. 2021 -
This year, there's a new rear spoiler, a slight change in the gearing, and minor paint revisions, but that's about it.
— Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2023 -
Robinhood's gearing up for what some expect to be a blockbuster IPO this year.
— Allison Morrow, CNN, 30 June 2021 -
And since new gearings were able to mimic wheels larger than those of the largest Ordinary, speed records fell too.
— Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 6 July 2018 -
Based on the x-ray data, Price developed a complete model of all the gearing on the device.
— Tony Freeth, Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021 -
The short gearing that makes the Civic feel so lively on back roads also makes the buzzy 1.5-liter drone annoyingly on the highway.
— Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 28 Oct. 2020 -
The all-wheel-drive system of the Q7 does not offer low-range gearing for serious off-road driving.
— G. Chambers Williams Iii, star-telegram, 28 Oct. 2017 -
But over the months leading up to launch, smart marketing showing the depth of the gearing and skill builds, and a free demo showed off how fun gameplay could be.
— Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 -
Ferociously tall gearing means third gear is good for 140 mph and first gear is long enough to reach highway speeds.
— Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2022 -
The tall gearing and the engine's wide powerband limited time-sapping upshifts to a mere five per lap.
— David Beard, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2023 -
First, a gearing issue dropped him from pole, before an in-opportune smack into the wall in Turn 4.
— Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2020 -
One big challenge was that 2,000 such combs were needed to produce enough torque to move the hands of the watch directly, without any gearing.
— IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2023 -
To make matters worse, the watch hands need to connect to the requisite gearing in the body of the watch, so there's also a sizable hole in the center of your tiny 1.2-inch display.
— Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2018 -
All gearing is internal, meaning no derailleurs to break, bend, or fall out of tune.
— John Bradley, WIRED, 21 Apr. 2011 -
The crank is affixed to an internal gearing system that controls the rotation of the front chain ring.
— Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2017 -
That choice, paired with the gearing of the combination hub/motor, is my major complaint about this bike.
— Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2023 -
Launch control might make the Elantra get off the blocks quicker, although the automatic's shorter gearing adds a gear change to the run to 60 mph, which will add time.
— Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 16 Nov. 2020 -
The problem is the EV drive unit, a bulky thing that contains the electric motor, some gearing, and usually some power electronics.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2023
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