How to Use steering wheel in a Sentence
steering wheel
noun-
His hands gripped the steering wheel of his rental car.
— Emma Goldberg Desiree Rios, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024 -
There are three modes when the button on the steering wheel is pressed for 2.0.
— Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023 -
Tony leans his head over the steering wheel and looks up through the windshield.
— Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2022 -
But to avoid hitting him, Young moved the steering wheel away from him.
— Brittany Gaddy, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023 -
The seats were so fragmented, the wire springs poked through the leather, and the steering wheel had decades of hand sweat soaked in.
— Carolyn Fong, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023 -
Drivers need to keep their hands on the steering wheel and their eyes on the road at all times.
— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 31 July 2023 -
Roll your window down and keep your hands on the steering wheel in plain sight.
— Richard Boykin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024 -
Yes to shift gates and to steering wheels without any knobs on them.
— New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2024 -
That’s when the officer ordered the man to put his hands on the steering wheel.
— John Benson, cleveland, 7 June 2022 -
There's a sizable carbon-fiber shift paddle on the right of the steering wheel, but none on the left.
— Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023 -
The driver has her hands raised above the steering wheel, looking at the trooper.
— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2023 -
But the pedal box can be adjusted, as can the rake of the steering wheel.
— Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022 -
The steering wheel jerked to the right, then to the left, and the airbags deployed seconds before the car jumped the curb and slammed into the business.
— Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023 -
The pilots were able to use a small nose-gear steering wheel to veer from the runway to a high-speed turnoff.
— David Koenig, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024 -
But the American public isn’t ready to hand over the steering wheel.
— Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023 -
Gently turn the steering wheel into the direction of the skid.
— John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2024 -
There wouldn’t be any need for a steering wheel or pedals.
— Jacob Siegal, BGR, 6 Dec. 2022 -
Roan was discovered shot in the back of the head, his body slumped behind the steering wheel of his car.
— Graham Lee Brewer, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023 -
The movement required precious time and took hands off the steering wheel.
— Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024 -
Answer: the gas pedal (to speed up), the brake (to slow down), and the steering wheel (to change direction).
— Rhett Allain, WIRED, 5 July 2024 -
The Finish: 5 out of 5 Really goes all in with the fake steering wheel.
— Ana Osorno, Them, 23 July 2024 -
At one point, the man awoke and grabbed the steering wheel, causing the car to hit a curb and a trash can, which disabled the vehicle.
— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2023 -
The engine of the vehicle was running and the driver was slumped over the steering wheel.
— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024 -
The president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel.
— ABC News, 3 July 2022 -
Audio controls are via the steering wheel and touch screen.
— Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024 -
Richardson gripped the steering wheel of her blue Hyundai a little tighter and kept her eyes on the taillights in front of her.
— Luke Fountain, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024 -
There are no column stalks, so controls for the turn signals and wipers are on the steering wheel.
— Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2022 -
Video footage shows Young moving the steering wheel away from the officer.
— Brittany Gaddy, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023 -
Freeman allegedly grabbed the steering wheel and crashed the car.
— Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 -
When drivers are operating with FSD engaged, driving with their hands in their laps or away from the steering wheel is incredibly dangerous.
— Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024
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