GEAR in a Sentence

Learn GEAR from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

26 example sentences for GEAR, such as:

1. Move this lever to change gear.
2. Engage first gear and move off.
3. They portaged their gear around the rapids.
4. You have to gear down when you drive uphill.
5. But Clifford had already jerked her into gear.

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 Meanings and Examples of GEAR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
gear
 n.  toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
Classic Sentence:
1  The looms, and wheels, and Hands all out of gear for an hour.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XI
2  "Let us then unto our holy gear, father," said Cedric.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
3  Clifford started his engine, then put her in gear.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13
4  But Clifford had already jerked her into gear.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13
5  Then he put her in gear with a jerk, having jerked off his brake.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13
6  I simply want your opinion about a hydraulic stamping machine which has got out of gear.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
7  Jordan and Tom and I got into the front seat of Gatsby's car, Tom pushed the unfamiliar gears tentatively and we shot off into the oppressive heat leaving them out of sight behind.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
8  Enormous gearing, the prime motor of which is the gnat, and whose final wheel is the zodiac.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III—FOLIIS AC FRONDIBUS
Example Sentence: (18 in 2 pages)
1  When you are going fast enough, you'll be able to gear up.
2  They portaged their gear around the rapids.
3  Hundreds of police in riot gear struggled to control the violence.
4  Move this lever to change gear.
5  You have to gear down when you drive uphill.
6  He told us when to indicate and when to change gear.
7  This site is the best online magazine for bad-ass biker gear.
8  Engage first gear and move off.
9  With protective gear on you can spar with a partner.
10  Police in riot gear baton-charged the crowd.
11  We are getting word that the nose gear has been lowered, but the main one is not down.
12  Jaguar recalled 67,798 cars in April after discovering a defect in an electronic module that could cause cars to slip into reverse gear.
13  The car would not go up the acclivity in high gear.
14  Phil and Dave were raring to get off to the mountains; they packed up their ski gear and climbed into the van with alacrity.
15  Many e-bikes are powered by gear -the highest margin component- from Bosch, a German conglomerate, which only started tinkering with the technology in 2009.