stick shift

Example Sentences

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Katie: My favorite thing I have done with this car is teach our 14-year-old son to drive stick shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Toyota has put a fake stick shift in an electric car.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2023

It’s as if we’ve left our kids a sports car and neglected to teach them how to drive a stick shift.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 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