brake
Example Sentences
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When rain falls on California shopping centers and warehouses, the water runs off parking lots carrying metal dust and chemicals from vehicle tires and brake pads, oil and grease from engines, and bacteria from trash.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
"You want the option to be able to take your foot off the gas and put your foot on the brake", Clark told BBC Newsnight.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
I executed a couple of full-power stops from highway speeds—tires chirping, brake pedal chattering—and our SS slowed up, hard, straight and true.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
EPA chief Lee Zeldin said the actions put the brake on a "rushed, frantic, reckless sprint" by previous administrations to phase out HFCs.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“It’ll be okay,” Fiona says as she pulls up the parking brake.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
Vocabulary lists containing brake
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