How to Use behind the wheel in a Sentence

behind the wheel

idiomatic phrase

• And the confidence that the tail won’t cut loose in a bout of unexpected throttle-liftoff oversteer is, surprisingly, quick to be gained when behind the wheel.
  — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2024
• How about behind the wheel of one of the greatest sports cars of all time?
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
• Based on our brief time behind the wheel, the trade-off might be worth it.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 22 June 2023
• But it still can’t be used while behind the wheel of a car or boat.
  — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2024
• And this wasn't Bronze's first time behind the wheel of a golf cart either.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
• The actress, who is behind the wheel at the time, holds up her cell phone to show a red hand glove.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
• Lester said cops told him that a woman was behind the wheel.
  — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
• Then his cab drove off — with, of course, a human still behind the wheel.
  — Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
• The idea of putting a racing-sim gamer behind the wheel of a speeding car sounds crazy.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
• The slideshow ends with all three of them on a boat, with Malti helping her dad steer behind the wheel.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
• And Juarez stands ready to grab her keys and climb behind the wheel right now for a driving test.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• Instead, the suspect behind the wheel took off at a high rate of speed.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• Walker was back behind the wheel in this thriller about a road trip gone awry.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
• Look closer—in the pits, behind the wheel, in the team trailers—and you’ll be struck by something else.
  — Abigail Bassett, ELLE, 4 May 2023
• Sure enough, a few days later, there was Forster behind the wheel of his car in the parking lot at 10 a.m.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
• The person behind the wheel wasn’t a drunk driver or a texting teen.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• Some patrol behind the wheel, while others are on foot or in bike squads.
  — Christopher Cann, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
• The slideshow concluded with all three of them on a boat, with Malti helping her dad steer behind the wheel.
  — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
• The driver, behind the wheel of a Dodge Ram truck bearing New York license plates, drove away.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
• In the photo, Archie is behind the wheel, with Anstead leaning in to snap a selfie of the occasion.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
• The 41-year-old man behind the wheel of the van was seriously injured, said FHP.
  — Christopher Cann, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2023
• Drivers are still required to sit behind the wheel and keep their eyes on the roads, as well as take over when needed.
  — Ryan Browne, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
• The driver was behind the wheel near Main Street and Venice Way around 2:15 p.m. when a man stabbed him in the back, according to police.
  — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
• Did Lee seem to be a more malicious person behind the wheel?
  — Pat Padua, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2023
• Bill Greene has logged thousands of miles on Harford County roads in his 50 years behind the wheel of a school bus.
  — Matt Button, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2023
• And even more, I was fascinated by the people who were behind the wheel.
  — Shanetta McDonald, Essence, 22 June 2023
• That’s not to mention all the other health hazards that come from spending all that time behind the wheel.
  — Paris Marx, The New Republic, 14 July 2023
• Cervantes was behind the wheel of the Chevy with his wife and two young children inside, police said.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023
• Police have not said why the child was behind the wheel of a golf cart or if there were any adults around at the time of the deadly collision.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 July 2023
• In one of the film’s most famous scenes, Cruise is behind the wheel of the 928 while trying to outrun one of his competitors driving a Cadillac Coupe Deville.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024