How to Use high gear in a Sentence
high gear
noun- She shifted the car into high gear.
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The part of me that is the very most mature part of me goes into high gear.
— al, 22 Oct. 2022 -
The couple bought the mega house for cash in June of 2023 when their love was still in high gear.
— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024 -
That’s when the host Lions put it in high gear and reeled off eight straight goals.
— Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024 -
Both were in high gear Thursday with the death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96.
— David Zurawik, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 -
Fun kicks into high gear, but so does dirt, mildew, and mold.
— Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2023 -
In Rome, the cull that began in late June is soon set to shift into high gear.
— Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 -
What gets you into high gear, ready to charge ahead, and what deflates you?
— Anne Lackey, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 -
As a shattered music scene picks up the pieces, Kiss the Tiger kicks into high gear.
— Star Tribune, 3 June 2021 -
Even though the new year has just kicked off, style stars were kicking things into high gear.
— Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Jan. 2024 -
The Texans helped put the Chubb/Hunt 1,000-yard talk into high gear last season.
— Scott Patsko, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2021 -
But the past month has really kicked it into high gear.
— Bruce Martin, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 -
And the trend kicked into high gear last year, as the devices began their mainstream push in earnest.
— Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022 -
Walmart is set to serve summer deals as the heat kicks into high gear.
— James Powel, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024 -
The retail sector was in flux, and the pandemic kicked the changes into high gear.
— Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2021 -
The news that Diana had been killed sent news outlets into high gear.
— Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2022 -
The push to return to normal has found the spark companies need to kick it into high gear.
— Trey Williams, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2022 -
Web-like stockings and a tangle of rings and necklaces kicked the look into high gear.
— Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2021 -
On the women’s side, things kick into high gear Friday.
— Daniel Wine, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 -
And yet, there is unease about the future of the Avalanche as the 2024 offseason kicks into high gear this week.
— Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 June 2024 -
With two and a half months to go before the primary, the Barnes campaign has kicked into high gear.
— Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2022 -
The predictions and analyses, predictably, were in high gear.
— Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022 -
Classes start in two days, and work for the school paper has already kicked into high gear.
— Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 22 Sep. 2023 -
Princess Leonor of Spain is kicking the next stage of her royal training into high gear!
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023 -
Lots of returning linemen should keep the running game in high gear.
— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023 -
But book banning efforts remain in high gear in many parts of the country.
— Richard Galant, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022 -
As summer kicks into high gear, days spent by the pool or at the beach are likely in your future.
— Esme Benjamin, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024 -
Tax season isn’t only when the IRS kicks into high gear.
— Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2022 -
Rager was hired in late January, just as the Broncos’ front office was kicking into high gear on the collegiate all-star game front.
— Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024 -
Rumors about a stateside return have been swirling for nearly as long as the brand has been away, but a global partnership with Amazon announced at CES 2024 kicked things into high gear.
— Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
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