gears

Example Sentences

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Businesses are shifting gears to focus on creating “immersive experiences” with reduced footprints.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

He knows when the business end of these games are and he just finds gears, that's what he's always done.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Also’s engineers have worked to mimic the feeling of riding a real bike and shifting gears even without a chain connecting the pedals to the wheels.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"My old vehicle had over 10 gears, and its operation was so cumbersome. But with this one, you don't have to do a thing -- it's all automatic."

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

For a start, Purple didn’t use rotors, the motorized gears inside most cipher machines.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield