How to Use brake in a Sentence

brake

1 of 2 noun

• What to do with the brakes and with the flaps and with the guns.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2024
• That the brake is the softest of the three doesn’t help.
  — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
• Well, Mike’s foot slipped off the brake and the car ran over Don’s foot.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
• Trust the car, wait for the brakes, and slide four feet down the face of a boulder half the size of the Bronco.
  — Alexandra Cheney, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
• In the car there is a man next to me with his own rearview mirror and his own brake.
  — Devin Kelly, Longreads, 7 Mar. 2024
• What happened in that courtroom this week that made the judge hit the brakes?
  — CBS News, 30 July 2023
• The bike has four-piston cargo bike brakes on the front and back wheels.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2023
• In 2013, the brakes failed on a train parked in the hills above the Canadian town of Lac-Megantic.
  — Josh Funk, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
• That may have triggered one of the vehicles to hit the brakes, leading to the crash.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
• Set your emergency brake and take your foot off the brake.
  — Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
• The vehicle then brakes and swerves around them at the last second.
  — Bigad Shaban, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024
• The randomness of where the ball might end up forced the players to slam on the brakes or speed up at a high rate.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024
• Hard on the brakes, confident that the pre-warmed tires have plenty of grip.
  — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
• Will the controversy put the brakes on the film’s box office?
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
• Rapid growth in recent years has prompted Oceanside to look for ways to hit the brakes.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
• To use the heel brake, bend your knees slightly and push the skate with the brake forward while lowering the heel and pointing the toe.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
• If the world really is going to hell, please get your brakes checked.
  — Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
• The brake itself is located above the chainstay to keep it away from kids’ feet.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
• To stop, skaters just need to apply pressure to the padded brake and create enough friction to slow their speed.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
• There were no skid marks, Madden said, meaning von Ohain appeared not to have hit the brakes.
  — Talia Trackim, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
• The driver jumped into the driver’s seat and tried to stop the bus, but pressed the gas pedal instead of the brakes, police said.
  — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
• And with video rolling, Neal slammed on his brakes to keep his Model 3 from crashing into a truck.
  — Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
• However, as far as the near future is concerned, Blomkamp is pumping the brakes on the idea.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2023
• That would be like building a car with a 1,000-horsepower engine and no brakes.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
• Her foot sank hard into the brake, ready to pounce on the accelerator.
  — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 25 June 2023
• Three new street murals are part of an effort to encourage drivers to hit the brakes.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• The system shuts the engine down whenever the vehicle comes to a stop, then starts again when the driver lifts their foot off the brake.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
• Mars immediately runs into a square with Saturn on the 25th, which amounts to a bit of a brake slam.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2023
• Table saw safety comes at a price Exactly how much the safety brake would add to the price of a saw is unclear.
  — Chris Arnold, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
• Lightfoot remained at the scene of the crash and told officers the reason for the crash was a malfunction of his brakes, according to a police affidavit.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024

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brake

2 of 2 verb

• I had to brake suddenly when a cat ran in front of the car.
• My hands were never more than an inch from the wheel and my foot was ready to brake.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2021
• Her Waymo test car braked and moved slightly to the side of the road and kept them out of harm’s way.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
• She’s also been known to brake for a too-good-to-pass-by roadside find.
  — Kelly Ryan Kegans, Country Living, 10 Mar. 2023
• Meaning that much more of your tire is on the road to create friction and grip to brake.
  — Popular Science, 30 Nov. 2020
• When it's done, the driver must brake to a stop within 15 seconds.
  — Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
• The driverless taxi braked hard, but struck and ran over the woman before coming to a stop.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• Don’t cut in front of large trucks, and try not to brake quickly in front of them, if possible.
  — Courtesy Of Texas Dps, Chron, 3 Sep. 2021
• The human driver then sped ahead of the robotaxi and braked abruptly in front of it.
  — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Mansfield’s driver failed to brake in time, striking the rear of the vehicle.
  — A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
• The tread has climbing lugs on the front of the foot, braking lugs on the heel, and an anti-slip grip that’s suitable for all kinds of terrain.
  — Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2023
• The degree of regen is selectable, but as the car gets down to about 5-7 mph, the regen ramps out and the driver has to brake to fully stop.
  — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
• The person behind them takes a second to respond and has to brake even harder.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Nov. 2022
• Trying to turn would jackknife the bike, so most riders would brake to a standstill, then try to hop and pivot.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 10 Nov. 2022
• Along with this, the steering, front-end grip, and braking all get uprated.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024
• The vehicle will brake, come to a full stop in its current lane, turn on the hazard lights and bring itself to a standstill.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
• The upgrade to look for is a braking system, a feature that hasn't yet trickled down from high-end brands.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
• That’s when Ryan Martin braked his truck and got out, according to the affidavit.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• Once on the runway, Harrison didn’t know how to stop the plane so controllers instructed him on how to brake and adjust the levers, the FAA said.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 May 2022
• Inside a large boxy building in Germantown, Md., a 150-car freight train is braking to a halt.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2022
• According to police, the Cruise vehicle then braked, with its rear tire still on top of the woman’s leg.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2023
• The driverless car began braking but couldn’t avoid hitting the woman.
  — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
• In the other case, another vehicle cut in front of the Waymo, and the AV braked hard but couldn’t avoid a collision.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2023
• Take the classic example: A child runs out into the street in pursuit of a ball, leaving the driver to decide whether to brake or swerve.
  — Jaclyn Trop, Fortune, 14 June 2022
• The robotaxi braked but was hit by the gate, resulting in some minor scratches.
  — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• The Waymo vehicle braked but made contact with the gate, scratching the right side of the vehicle, the company said.
  — Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
• The train operator was unable to brake in time to avoid hitting the woman, police said.
  — CBS News, 29 June 2022
• All of the other stuff, from the seat's pump-up thigh support to the acceleration-and-braking g-meter, gets old fast.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2023
• My biggest challenge was braking, which requires you to turn your hips and legs inward to form a pizza slice with your skis.
  — Essence, 11 Mar. 2024
• Authorities say the accident happened after the 16-year-old driver of a Dodge Durango fell asleep at the wheel, veering his vehicle into the right shoulder of northbound I-75 and into the back of the trooper's patrol car without braking.
  — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024