shift gears
Example Sentences
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Novak and his team wanted to understand the metabolic factors that keep stem cells functioning normally and what changes when they must shift gears to heal a wound.
From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025
But with the early onset of summer this year, the company is staring at a washout season and having to shift gears.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025
The seventh album is often when the most brilliant artists shift gears into a level of mastery that seems newly effortless: Consider Bob Dylan’s seventh album, none other than “Blonde on Blonde.”
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
Of course, changing tech habits isn’t the only factor that’s pushing the paper industry to shift gears.
From Slate • Aug. 29, 2023
In a panic, lest he shift gears and drive away, leaving her alone in the street, Corinthians climbed up on the fender and lay full out across the hood of the car.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
