stick shift

Example Sentences

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What brought me here was my 16-year-old daughter’s declaration, a month or so after getting her learner’s permit, that she wanted to master a stick shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Toyota has decided that the way to get people excited about electric vehicles is to give consumers the illusion of driving a stick shift, fake vroom sound and all.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2023

Bassett’s character gives him historical context and teaches him skills, like how to drive a stick shift.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2023

Michael added, “We make fun of him because we can all drive stick shift, we can change oil, but he never really got into it.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023

I try to fold over myself, kicking the stick shift and somehow managing both to knee myself in the chin and whack my foot against Dara’s arm.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith