How to Use parking brake in a Sentence

parking brake

noun

• Make sure your car is in gear, with the parking brake set and the tires chocked.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2018
• The illness might be as if the parking brake is on in my car.
  — Sherry Baker, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2014
• Make sure your car is in gear, with the parking brake set and the tires that will stay on the ground chocked in place.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2020
• Even with the parking brake on, there is still a bit of play in the suspension.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2020
• The Aztecs seemed to be driving with the parking brake on thereafter.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2021
• The parking brake will appeal to those who like sports cars: a lever between the seats.
  — B.c. George, Car and Driver, 27 June 2022
• Failures also could let the trucks roll if they are stopped and the parking brake isn't on.
  — CBS News, 24 Feb. 2022
• The suspect attempted to drive the car away with the wife and kids inside, but the parking brake stopped the car from moving.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 17 July 2022
• The engine was running, but the parking brake had been engaged.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021
• The aircraft was reportedly at the gate with its parking brake set at the time.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2023
• The aircraft was at a gate with its parking brake set when the worker was ingested, the NTSB said.
  — Dallas News, 31 Dec. 2022
• If the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle could roll.
  — William Thornton, AL.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• If that happens, the SUVs can roll away even if they are placed in park gear, without the parking brake on.
  — NBC News, 29 Apr. 2022
• An officer had to engage the parking brake and shut off the engine.
  — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2019
• On the dash are a pull button for the headlights and, beneath, a foot pedal for the parking brake—pure Detroit.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Apr. 2023
• If the parking brake isn’t applied this could allow the vehicle to move.
  — Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2018
• The pair tried to flip it back on it’s wheels, but the parking brake wasn’t on and the vehicle began rolling toward a nearby crowd.
  — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 6 Sep. 2017
• Officials said the airplane was parked at the gate with the parking brake set when the worker was sucked into the engine.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2023
• Just be sure to apply the parking brake after driving up.
  — Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2022
• The problem can cause the side air bags to deploy late in a crash, and the parking brake can come on unexpectedly.
  — Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022
• Make sure to turn off your lights and use your parking brake so other cars don’t get confused and wind up hitting you.
  — Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2020
• If that happens, the parking brake can get stuck in the on position or fail to fully engage.
  — Tribune Wire Reports, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
• But, police said, Amoa had not set the tractor-trailer’s parking brake.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2018
• Worried for his nephew’s safety, Renner stuck one foot out of the plow to look back at Alex, neglecting to set the parking brake.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
• The car also applied the parking brake while the four-way flashers remained active.
  — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2024
• The recall stems from an issue with the electronic parking brake.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2022
• The shifter console, for one, is crowded with the hefty shifter, iDrive controller, charging area and a pair of cup holders, the parking brake switch and the self-parking switch.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• The quick-thinking officer put the parking brake on before ordering the three people out of the car.
  — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2020
• The buttons for the parking brake, lane keeping and sport mode are difficult to see and reach on the lower instrument panel over the driver’s left knee.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
• The group reminds drivers always to set their parking brake when parking their vehicle.
  — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024