How to Use get behind the wheel in a Sentence

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• Time to get behind the wheel and race off into the sunset.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2022
• But get behind the wheel of a car, and all that disapproval tends to melt away.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 31 Jan. 2023
• Opt for one of the many eager drivers perched on Freedom Square, or get behind the wheel with a rental.
  — Melanie Hamilton, CNN, 28 Nov. 2021
• But the question of when to encourage workers to get behind the wheel is tricky.
  — Aarian Marshall, Wired, 5 Mar. 2021
• Walking on the moon was a historic feat—but Americans like to get behind the wheel.
  — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 2 July 2021
• West says organizers hope the updates will spur more San Diegans to get behind the wheel for the program.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
• The second season ends with Ben getting a mysterious phone call that leads him to drink and get behind the wheel.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
• With that kind of weather forecast for the brain, patients can better plan their lives, choosing to not get behind the wheel or climb tall ladders.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 14 Apr. 2022
• Ferrari, meanwhile, will continue to build the kind of vehicles people love to get behind the wheel of.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 May 2023
• Young blood is desperately needed to get behind the wheel and move products along.
  — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
• Well, Johnson did end up making a cameo in the mid-credits sequence of the franchise’s latest film and is set to get behind the wheel of the next one, as both actor and producer.
  — Vulture, 1 June 2023
• Subaru will host pet adoptions and children can get behind the wheel of a mini electric vehicle for their own test drive.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2021
• Also on offer this week are a bevy of ride-and-drive events where guests can get behind the wheel of new-model vehicles for spins around courses set up on the convention grounds.
  — Dan Carson, Chron, 25 Jan. 2023
• The real problem is — and always was — those drivers who habitually drink to excess and then get behind the wheel.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Feb. 2022
• Helen Mirren was excited to get behind the wheel in the latest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise.
  — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 25 June 2021
• Vehicle leasing—once a path for nearly one-third of American buyers to get behind the wheel of a new car—has faded since the pandemic.
  — Ryan Felton, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2023
• Car owners in Michigan -- once headquarters for the three major American automakers -- now pay up to $6,000 to get behind the wheel.
  — Ed Leefeldt, CBS News, 7 June 2019
• Those potential customers can, however, get behind the wheel of a Lightning this summer at many Ford dealers.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 25 June 2022
• One truck driver is working to solve the trucking industry's labor shortage — by inspiring more women to get behind the wheel.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2021
• This time, transit officials say there’s likely no path to normal levels until omicron subsides and workers are healthy enough to get behind the wheel.
  — Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2022
• While younger drivers are reluctant to get behind the wheel, seniors love independence.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2023
• Several automakers will even allow the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a new model.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2021
• And as in the U.S., vendors of alcoholic beverages are expected to take a lead role in encouraging customers not to get behind the wheel after imbibing.
  — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2020
• Other times, prior disputes continue when those involved get behind the wheel, according to police.
  — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 17 Feb. 2022
• Women in the conservative kingdom were only permitted to get behind the wheel of a car in 2018, after much global scrutiny and internal social pressure.
  — Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022
• As Maryland speeds toward full legalization of recreational cannabis this summer, one of the many outstanding concerns for supporters and opponents alike is what will happen for drivers who consume it and then get behind the wheel.
  — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2023
• Some schools and school bus operators are appealing to school workers such as cafeteria employees and maintenance workers to add bus driving to their repertoire, while others are reaching out to parents to get behind the wheel, Macysyn said.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2021
• David Wheeler, also involved in the campaign, said requiring a permit and safety class completion to buy a gun is common sense, considering new drivers are required to obtain permits and licenses to get behind the wheel of a vehicle.
  — oregonlive, 19 May 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024