shaft

Example Sentences

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Audi wanted F1 to remove the MGU-H - the device that recovered energy from the turbo shaft - fearing it was too complex and they would never catch up if it was kept.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Here are two films largely about torturous family dynamics; why is Winslet’s getting the shaft?

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

It was at a tunnel shaft next to a mosque in northern Gaza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

A golden shaft of light may stream through the stained glass windows; seconds later, an unseen cloud passes by, casting a chill across the bricks.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

I had barely dozed off when a sudden shaft of lightning hit near, struck a tree that crashed down in the woods.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich