How to Use four-wheel drive in a Sentence

four-wheel drive

noun
  • The pickup can shift from rear- to four-wheel drive on the fly.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2022
  • But put it in four-wheel drive and the handling is locked down.
    Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
  • To the right of that are two shorter gears; the first is to shift the Scout from rear-wheel drive to four-wheel drive.
    David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019
  • Built to be able to leave the road behind, the Scout 80 has four-wheel drive and a high ground clearance.
    WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021
  • In 1987, the wagon would be offered with four-wheel drive.
    Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Shaun gave us a four-wheel drive truck and assigned us a driver and a guide.
    Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The Eagle is not just a Concord with Quadra-Trac four-wheel drive.
    David E. Davis Jr., Car and Driver, 15 Feb. 2023
  • To back up the engine, the XT6 buyer can choose front-wheel drive or full-time four-wheel drive.
    Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 11 Sep. 2020
  • It's powered by a 6.4-liter V-8 and comes standard with four-wheel drive.
    Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 21 June 2021
  • The 4xe is equipped with Dana 44 axles and a two-speed transfer case that enables full-time four-wheel drive.
    Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Few cars were on the roads and those that were out driving around were either four-wheel drive or snow plows.
    Erika Butler, The Aegis, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Rear-wheel drive is standard with four-wheel drive as a $3050 option.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Think four-wheel drive, extreme roads, and no gas stations for miles.
    Megan Barber, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2018
  • And, as the saying goes, fortune favors the bold—and those who’ve rented a car with four-wheel drive.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 11 July 2022
  • In Salt Lake City, only cars with four-wheel drive and tires with chains are allowed on roads.
    CBS News, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Candice added that Dylan’s truck was in four-wheel drive, but that was a feature of the truck that did not work.
    Kyani Reid, NBC News, 14 June 2022
  • Six trim levels, three engines and rear- or four-wheel drive.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Four trims are available, in either rear- or four-wheel drive.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2020
  • Without the package, it's rated at 32 mpg with rear-wheel drive and 29 mpg with four-wheel drive.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Be warned: The road heading to Godafoss can be quite rocky and full of potholes, so equip yourself with four-wheel drive.
    Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2019
  • My Limited would have four-wheel drive, the larger CrewMax cab, and the longer 6.5-foot box.
    Car and Driver, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Scrap the winning design in favor of a bold new approach: four-wheel drive.
    Tom Avril, Philly.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • And because this is a Land Cruiser, four-wheel drive comes standard, too.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 June 2021
  • In the winter, a four-wheel drive vehicle with snow tires is necessary to reach the springs.
    Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Most trims are four-wheel drive, but there are a couple of two-wheel drive offerings as well.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Both vehicles should be in four-wheel drive, with any available diffs locked, and in first gear, if not low range.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 June 2018
  • Most of the landscape is accessible only by horse or four-wheel drive in the warmer months, and not at all in the winter.
    New York Times, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Jeeps were first built during World War II with four-wheel drive, to be able to go on terrain where horses could go.
    A.j. Baime, WSJ, 5 June 2021
  • Two-wheel drive is standard on the Armada with four-wheel drive available for all trims.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The second shifter is to put the vehicle in low-range four-wheel drive for heavy towing or very rough terrain.
    David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019

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