How to Use put the pedal to the metal in a Sentence

put the pedal to the metal

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  • Then, find the right car with all the right gear like theirs, and put the pedal to the metal.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2021
  • The peaks are a great place to put the pedal to the metal like Button, too.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2023
  • As soon as Mitchell put the pedal to the metal, this game was theirs.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Feb. 2021
  • As a result, many motorists put the pedal to the metal -- which led to more deaths.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 19 June 2021
  • Stop spinning your wheels and instead put the pedal to the metal.
    oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Keep reading to check out the top Black Friday bike deals this year and get ready to put the pedal to the metal.
    Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Highland wound up going three-and-out, and the Fighting Irish put the pedal to the metal after that.
    Dan Gilles, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The natural impulse is to put the pedal to the metal, but that’s a recipe for disaster.
    Jason Harmon, Forbes, 15 June 2022
  • The Sun is currently in your 10th House of Professional Achievements, giving you the green light from the universe to put the pedal to the metal!
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
  • To make sure history wouldn't repeat itself, Jones sent a strong message to his captains at the meeting: put the pedal to the metal.
    Koki Riley, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Senese is revving his engines in anticipation of his final high school season, ready to put the pedal to the metal when the green light comes.
    Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Alabama State opened the period by recovering an onside kick, but Auburn forced a three-and-out and then put the pedal to the metal.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Avoid the urge to immediately put the pedal to the metal and create as much content as possible.
    Joel Goobich, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • As a result, rather than shifting gears, entrepreneurs, more often than not, have found the chaos of the Pandemic has afforded them with the opportunity to put the pedal to the metal.
    Chris Carosa, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Given the reality of vacation math (distance divided by days), motorists on a schedule put the pedal to the metal.
    Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2022

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