freewheel

Example Sentences

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They’d talked plenty beforehand about needing to slow the Avs down with their forecheck and did just that throughout, forcing Colorado turnovers and limiting their ability to freewheel out of their own end.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

There are six programmable buttons, and much like Logitech’s Master series of ergonomic mice, the Precision Mouse features a scroll wheel that can either move in steps or be released to freewheel through large pages.

From The Verge • Nov. 22, 2021

Rodgers is not entitled to freewheel on this matter.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2021

Otium was the time of creative repose when you were able to freewheel and follow your fancies – unlike negotium, which was all about business and the practical side of life.

From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2020

The basalt highway led gradually downward, and after a while the slope increased, so the creatures could freewheel.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman