How to Use cruise control in a Sentence

cruise control

noun

• But this version of advanced cruise control could still be found at fault in this fatality.
  — Johana Bhuiyan, Recode, 3 May 2018
• Four simple stalks manage cruise control, trip computer, display and nose height.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2018
• The Warriors have settled into cruise control for most of the season, ceding the No.
  — Ben Golliver, SI.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• Buy Photo Jack Herman could spend his senior season on cruise control.
  — Phil Anastasia, Philly.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• The Gold Wing is configured with cruise control, so long-distance highway riding is a matter of set it and forget it.
  — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• This unique scenario can prevent cruise control from being disabled through the use of the brakes or the engagement/disengagement button.
  — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2018
• But with a 17-point fourth-quarter lead, the Rockets shifted to cruise control early while the Blazers cleared their bench.
  — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2018
• The company asked owners of the vehicles to avoid using cruise control until their vehicles’ software has been upgraded with a patch.
  — Chester Dawson, WSJ, 25 May 2018
• Fiat Chrysler says the condition can occur if the cruise control accelerates at the same time an electrical short-circuit happens.
  — Tom Krisher, USA TODAY, 25 May 2018
• Tesla charges $5,000 for Autopilot's lane-keeping and advanced cruise control features.
  — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2018
• From there, Golden State simply pressed cruise control and no matter the lineup the Warriors mixed and matched with the rest of the way, the Rockets couldn’t keep up.
  — Brent Zwerneman, Houston Chronicle, 14 May 2018
• The versatile steering wheel had cruise control, phone, audio controls (volume, mode and tune), and vehicle info access and configuration.
  — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 19 May 2018
• Buehler was in cruise control for the most of the evening.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
• The only way to stop it is to turn off the cruise control.
  — Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
• Over the last three weeks, France — and France alone — has seemed to be on cruise control in Qatar.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2022
• The Warriors raced out to a 17-point halftime lead and went on cruise control the rest of the way.
  — Paul Newberry, ajc, 28 May 2022
• This could be put on cruise control in the fourth quarter.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2021
• Federer reeled off the next nine games to take charge and was in cruise control for the rest of the match.
  — Mattias Karen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018
• The scenery, the adrenaline, my car snapped out of cruise control.
  — Uwem Akpan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
• Sometimes the long ride takes a wrong turn, or spends awhile in cruise control.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• Keep to the right on highways and set the cruise control at a reasonable speed.
  — Josh Max, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• The Bruins once led 42-18 and appeared on cruise control, and maybe that was the problem.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2022
• The Vikings were in such cruise control Cousins threw his final pass of the day with 42 seconds left in the third quarter.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2019
• Bumping the right stalk down twice kicks in Driver+, which did everything the cruise control did and kept the R1T in its lane.
  — Will Egensteiner, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2021
• Of course, perhaps even smarter is the advanced cruise control.
  — Christian De Looper, BGR, 20 Jan. 2022
• Whether your foot is on the gas or the cruise control is set, shifting into neutral will cause the car to coast to a stop.
  — Ray Magliozzi, courant.com, 8 July 2019
• Don’t let the score fool you, the Buckeyes were on cruise control most of this game, and came out with an easy win against Rutgers.
  — David Petkiewicz, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2020
• The officer set his cruise control at 70 mph and the driver pulled away, court records state.
  — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
• Suddenly, a Rosemount team that appeared to be in cruise control had to upshift gears again.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 June 2024
• Sure, Magna got Ocean production going in late 2022, but those early cars were especially half-baked, missing things as simple as cruise control.
  — Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 20 June 2024

Last Updated: 5 Oct 2024