gear

Example Sentences

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And so Bruton came up with an intricate system of motors and gears, to function as servos, moving parts whose position can be monitored and controlled.

From BBC

Scientists already know that fishing gear, pollution, and ship strikes threaten their survival.

From Science Daily

The rain that had been threatening came, and after they ate lunch, the students pulled on rain gear to splash in puddles.

From Literature

City barely got out of first gear in the second half and Elanga got one back in the 62nd minute, curling into the far corner after slaloming through the defence.

From Barron's

Japan offers a surprisingly hopeful story as the economy appears to be slowly grinding into gear after 35 years of near-stagnation.

From The Wall Street Journal