How to Use horsepower in a Sentence

horsepower

noun

• Ford has promised a higher-horsepower version of the Raptor coming soon, so this dinosaur fight is not over.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 25 Dec. 2021
• But how does a quirky pixel art game like Eastward make such an impression in an industry obsessed with horsepower and realism?
  — Aidan Moher, Wired, 4 Jan. 2022
• Nintendo could announce a new Nintendo Switch any day now, one that is expected to sport a larger, eight-inch screen and more horsepower.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2024
• The all-new Hellcat engine can put out 900 horsepower, Whiteside says — but also has two cooling mods added under the hood.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Dec. 2021
• With the processor freed from the duties of managing a large number of consoles, its limited horsepower was available to process incoming radar data.
  — Frank O’Brien, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2022
• The son searched social media and found two 225 horsepower Yamaha motors for sale on Facebook Marketplace.
  — John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Dec. 2021
• But the history of the Viper is more than just a tale of horsepower and speed.
  — Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 17 July 2024
• This results in a ratio of 27 horsepower per ton, enough to drive it to a top speed of 42 miles per hour.
  — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
• Still, the horsepower in its three-cylinder engine amounts to a tepid 76.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
• To run a stock car at Kansas again with limited horsepower and all the aero … no.
  — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2022
• This model was deemed stronger and lighter than the ones before with a 22 horsepower engine.
  — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2022
• The result is a reel with the finesse needed to land the smallest native, but with enough horsepower to tame the largest steelhead.
  — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
• With its 500 horsepower, this vehicle is for leaving folks in your dust on race tracks and open roads.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Aug. 2023
• This is all to say here's a boxer with a whole lotta horsepower—or pony-power, to be exact.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
• The horsepower that car produces -- 2,107! -- is mind-blowing.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2024
• This kind of imaging horsepower is a first in the Snapdragon 7 series.
  — Marco Chiappetta, Forbes, 20 May 2022
• The five-horsepower motor is capable of moving air at a rate of 140 cubic feet per minute — twice the flow rate of other shop vacs.
  — Good Housekeeping, 7 Feb. 2023
• They’re based on the same chassis and make the same 320 horsepower, but while the Type R retains a hard edge, the Type S is better suited for daily duties.
  — Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2024
• So the key to big gains in overall horsepower and battery life is assigning the right cores to various jobs.
  — Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022
• From the start of April through the end of July, Binance suffered a dramatic downshift in horsepower.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
• The short 90-inch wheelbase truck came standard with a Falcon 85 horsepower in-line-six engine that was placed just behind the front axle.
  — David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
• Each unit—with one per axle for all-wheel-drive Airs—generates a potent 650 horsepower.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2023
• The Pro Series blenders, in particular, are able to crush ice, grate cheese, grind meat with a 2.2 peak horsepower motor.
  — Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
• For fans looking to mix horsepower with horse racing, Ford’s Garage is the place to be with its Kentucky Derby goings-on.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2024
• The Ariya's beefiest all-wheel-drive setup bumps output to a solid 389 horsepower.
  — Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 25 Apr. 2023
• Three electric motors are said to provide both all-wheel traction and up to 1000 horsepower.
  — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
• This was not a problem that could be solved by unions alone, but unions, if strategically harnessed, had the horsepower to fight it.
  — Eleni Schirmer, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
• The new 850 horsepower powertrain uses Rivian’s new in-house Enduro motors, with one in the front axle and two in the rear axle.
  — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2024
• The hypercar’s massive mill doesn’t just spit out more horsepower, though.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 May 2022
• The new vehicle offers the most horsepower and torque yet in a utility side-by-side, Polaris said.
  — Lee Roop | [e-mail], al, 26 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024