How to Use pinion in a Sentence

pinion

noun

• Tunisia was, in my pinion, the Arab Spring's first best hope.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2013
• Leaks from the rack-and-pinion steering unit are common and may cost around $500 to fix.
  — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• The Tick Performance crew changed the rear-end ring and pinion gears for higher top speed, and headed for the runway.
  — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2023
• Porsche is also trying rack-and-pinion steering in a production car for the first time on the 911.
  — Car and Driver, 27 Jan. 2023
• The loudest sounds were the rattling calls of red-shafted flickers flitting in pinion pines.
  — Louis Sahagúnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2022
• Visiting Milford in 2021, I was struck by the odd lack of native sage brush, pinion and juniper.
  — Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021
• But when the Skarper unit attaches to the rotor, two pins hold the disc securely in position while a third pinion gear drives the wheel.
  — WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022
• The differential is also stuff with a larger ring and pinion gears.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2023
• Joining the beleaguered list are the yucca night lizard, which lives under the branches of the tree, pinion pine, manzanita, bighorn sheep, and the desert tortoise.
  — Jon Waterman, Outside Online, 15 June 2020
• Nine percent of respondents remained unsure or had no pinion on the race.
  — Kyle Morris, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2022
• That’s why it is equipped with a rack-and-pinion fence system and one that has gone on to be widely favored by finish carpenters taking these saws to the job site.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2021
• Much like its Swiss counterparts, the meter-gauge railway will scale steep mountain sections with the assistance of a rack-and-pinion system mounted between the rails.
  — Ben Jones, CNN, 21 Dec. 2022
• The upward rotation is facilitated by a gear underneath the bridge called a pinion.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022
• Other standout features include rack and pinion steering, a four-wheel Baer disc brake system and a Shelby/Dana 44 rear differential.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 May 2022
• The nozzle moves on tracks or gantries (some have two axes, some more), assisted sometimes by actuators, servo motors, rack-and-pinion structures, or slide guides.
  — WIRED, 28 Aug. 2022
• Giugiaro's wedgy shape and wind-soothing particulars, unlike those of many aero cars, mesh with smooth and linear rack-and-pinion power steering to make the ES all but imperturbable in blustery winds.
  — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023
• While far more spare and simple than many of today’s models, the rack-and-pinion adjustment system and glass stage are still familiar elements to modern scientists.
  — Jennifer Doudna, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023
• Subaru claims to have reduced body roll in the new WRX by mounting the stabilizer bar directly to the body instead of the subframe, and switching to a dual-pinion electric power steering rack should improve steering feel.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 10 Sep. 2021
• The multi-link front suspension, including electric-assist rack-and-pinion steering, feels impressively stout yet lightly greased and easy to turn.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
• Also featuring a five-speed transmission, limited-slip differential, rack-and-pinion steering, independent suspension and four-wheel disc brakes, Toyota’s 2000 GT offered an ideal starting point for a winning race car at the time.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2022
• Tunisia was, in my pinion, the Arab Spring's first best hope.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2013
• Leaks from the rack-and-pinion steering unit are common and may cost around $500 to fix.
  — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• The Tick Performance crew changed the rear-end ring and pinion gears for higher top speed, and headed for the runway.
  — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2023
• Porsche is also trying rack-and-pinion steering in a production car for the first time on the 911.
  — Car and Driver, 27 Jan. 2023
• The loudest sounds were the rattling calls of red-shafted flickers flitting in pinion pines.
  — Louis Sahagúnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2022
• Visiting Milford in 2021, I was struck by the odd lack of native sage brush, pinion and juniper.
  — Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021
• But when the Skarper unit attaches to the rotor, two pins hold the disc securely in position while a third pinion gear drives the wheel.
  — WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022
• The differential is also stuff with a larger ring and pinion gears.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2023
• Joining the beleaguered list are the yucca night lizard, which lives under the branches of the tree, pinion pine, manzanita, bighorn sheep, and the desert tortoise.
  — Jon Waterman, Outside Online, 15 June 2020
• Nine percent of respondents remained unsure or had no pinion on the race.
  — Kyle Morris, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024