freewheel

Example Sentences

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Much as they’d done in that affair, the Capitals in this one threw an early blanket around the Kraken’s forward lines and left them precious room to freewheel.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

A gritty Clippers team marched in, aware the Hornets would look to freewheel opportunities in transition, and held Charlotte to 33% shooting from the floor en route to a 115-90 drubbing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2022

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

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