shift gears
Example Sentences
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Emily has forged a career in communications, but now - at the age of 44 - says her condition is worsening, and she has had to shift gears in her career.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
The ability to shift gears, like in a car, allows for control of the degree or direction of motion generated, making machines more versatile.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2024
The seventh album is often when the most brilliant artists shift gears into a level of mastery that seems newly effortless: Consider Bob Dylan’s seventh album, none other than “Blonde on Blonde.”
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
Rebecca Heilweil gets into the complicated economics forcing the paper industry to shift gears.
From Slate • Aug. 30, 2023
"Ha, ha, ha," she says sarcastically, and I feel the truck shift gears and lurch forward.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
