redline
Example Sentences
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What only seems familiar: Powering out of a slow corner with the pedal pinned, the car pulling its guts out, stretching for the redline, revs quavering at the upshifts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Kazakhstan's Rybakina, whose power from the baseline is among the very best when she finds her groove, continued to redline in the second set.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
A lone rider leaves the redline at Union Station.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
“AI must be guided in a direction that is conducive to the progress of humanity, so there should be a redline in AI development — a red line that must not be crossed,” without elaborating.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024
They were past redline now, flying at 220 miles per hour and in danger of ripping the plane’s wings off.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
