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pedal

[ped-l, peed-l] / ˈpɛd l, ˈpid l /


VERB
bike
Synonyms
STRONG




Example Sentences

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But he escaped a five-second penalty because one of the transgressions was when he suffered a long brake pedal caused by heat soak after his pit stop, so he was excused.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

There is a contrast here between the professed desire for caution in theory and pedal to the metal in practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Riders of legal electrically assisted pedal bikes must be at least 14, and any illegal modification means the bikes qualify as a motor vehicle/moped, requiring registration, a driving licence, tax and insurance.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

All ages are allowed to ride a Class 1 electric bike, which uses pedal assist and has a maximum motor speed of 20 mph.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

His ardor eventually cools, especially since I ignore his passionate glances and pedal blithely on my way.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

The future is the Cybercab, a vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals that will autonomously convey customers in a fleet of robotaxis for hire.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Midway through the afternoon, I found myself pushing on sadistic, resistant bike pedals while my lungs screamed and a built-in fan blew in my face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

More often, his grunt work involves riding on the front to shield Pogacar from the wind, setting the pace on the hardest mountain stages, and emptying the tank until he can hardly turn the pedals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Tesla’s Cybercab doesn’t have pedals or a steering wheel.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

The mechanic’s bike was so big for her that she couldn’t sit down on it; she had to stand on the pedals.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

“I think we’ve become accidental pilgrims,” I said as we pedaled our tandem bike near the southern coast of Shikoku island this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

"It's a great honour to receive the fantastic prize and I look forward to being pedaled around all of the media studios to air my story," said Mr Can.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

Middle Ranch met up with Airport Road, where I turned right and pedaled to Stagecoach Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025

On 1 July 2023, as Tour de France riders pedaled out of Bilbao, Spain, toward the French Pyrenees mountains, sports cardiologist Andre La Gerche tuned in from Melbourne, Australia.

From Science Magazine ● May 14, 2024

I pedaled there nearly every summer day on my black Schwinn bicycle.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

They said Stephen McCullagh, 36, initially "pedalled the live stream as an alibi" but the court heard he later admitted to police that it had been pre-recorded days before.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Ms. Nutthawaree hopped on the back and looped her arms around him as he pedalled hard toward what they hoped was safety.

From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

Grabbing his bicycle from a parking lot, he pedalled on Shanghai's deserted roads past swank office towers to find a place to pitch a small tent he and his girlfriend had bought for travelling.

From Reuters ● May 27, 2022

For followers of the Tour de France, this is hallowed asphalt – a mountainous ribbon of road where mortals have pedalled into legend.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2019

The other pedalled its narrow shoulders up and down, stalking the open door.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

You show the video of the guy on the bike pedaling away from ICE agents in Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

When the film opens at Oak Street’s idyllic summer block party, complete with cookouts and kids happily pedaling together on their bikes, he purposefully evokes the atmosphere of the movies he covertly cites.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

They differ from other products on the market in the way the pedaling mechanism works — the e-bikes have no chains.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Chopin sought to convey these moods through explicit performing directions about fingering, pedaling and slurring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

I'm pedaling away from these past few days.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Now his fate lies in the hands of those such as Camara, who is frenetically pedalling late into the night to make ends meet.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

And Lime's latest move appears to be an attempt to help change habits for commuters - not just those already scooting or pedalling for leisure.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

"I'm just kicking myself because I had to stop pedalling with 20 metres to the line. It is what it is."

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

He's been riding his bike locally but is fed up with just pedalling "around the block".

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024

Eric was squealing louder than ever and pedalling the air with his legs.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl


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