pedal
Example Sentences
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With summer vacation coming up, I want to take my foot off the gas pedal for a little bit and spend time with the people who make my life better.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
"If we take our foot off the pedal, we could be caught. You've got Chelsea, Villa, Liverpool, who could all put six wins together on the spin."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Stewart’s wild, shivering vibrato sliced through layers of fiddle and pedal steel, eventually grabbing the attention of Nashville bigwigs, including Roy Dea, a Texas-born record producer who would become one of Stewart’s loyal supporters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
In 2024, nearly 4,000 vehicles were recalled for a faulty accelerator pedal that could become dislodged and stuck.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
As he started to pedal back toward the house, I called after him, “Go slow at first. Get used to the feel of it. Your Schwinn was much heavier.”
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
Vocabulary lists containing pedal
Body Language: Ped, Pod ("Foot")
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