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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