brake
Example Sentences
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I asked as the train’s shrieking brakes slowed us to a halt.
From Literature
If you do start skidding, stay calm, steer into the skid and avoid sudden movements like hitting the brakes.
From BBC
He enrolled in the Trade-Tech program in fall 2023 and has taken classes on brakes, suspension and engine theory, among other topics.
From Los Angeles Times
This process releases the genetic brakes that keep certain genes switched off.
From Science Daily
“If it’s the end of March and we don’t hear that OpenAI has raised a hundred billion dollars, then the market may start pumping the brakes.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
