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
• The issue lies in a loose fastener that connects the brake booster and the brake master cylinder.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023

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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
• The man who was supposed to brake the wagon missed the brake lever as the wagon went by and suddenly the horses were fighting against the full weight of the load pushing them from behind.
  — Helen Shriver Riley, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024