wheelman

Example Sentences

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“I never thought I was taking a risk. I know how good he is, I’m just fortunate we were able to get him, and man, what a wheelman he is,” said Hendrick.

From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2021

You see, Bug used to be an expert wheelman, the best getaway driver East of the Mississippi ever since his father left.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2020

But unlike Newman, who took up racing late in life as preparation for the lead in the 1969 classic Winning and willed himself into a first-rate wheelman, Haywood was a natural.

From The Guardian • May 24, 2019

I hate to repeat myself, but this stumble bum and onetime automotive-leasing magnate was supposed to drive the integrity of the game; instead, he was the wheelman for the owners’ getaway car.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2017

He passed old Aaron with no word, passed the wheelman, and faced his brother.

From All the Brothers Were Valiant by Williams, Ben Ames