rev

Example Sentences

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This year, the Pentagon announced a multiyear framework to rev up advanced Patriot interceptor production to 2,000 a year by 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

That means the engines have to rev high in the corners, so drivers are using lower gears.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

"When our backs are against the wall or we're going well, the crowd here really does rev you up and it helps because you are blowing," said Heyes.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

He’d stare, or rev his car engine, or drive down his parallel driveway and watch us up close till we were picked up for school.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025

Inside the ferry’s underbelly, the cars rev their engines and roll forward.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day