throttle

Example Sentences

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“You never know what the body throttles back,” Treinen said earlier in camp.

From Los Angeles Times

But the engines are capable of recovering energy at 350kw, and do so when a driver has lifted off the throttle.

From BBC

The uncompromising approach of the world's self-described "coolest dictator" has apparently caused little outrage in a region throttled by organized crime.

From Barron's

It wants a rollback of existing tariffs as well as a reprieve from export controls on U.S. technology that have throttled the Chinese tech sector.

From The Wall Street Journal

These include recovering while at full throttle, known as "super-clip", and lifting and coasting, as well as the standard method, during braking.

From BBC