How to Use motor in a Sentence

motor

1 of 2 noun

• It will be powered by a 6.2-liter small block V-8 in the rear and an electric motor on the front axle.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2023
• Add enough broth to get the motor started and puree until smooth.
  — Andrea Weigl, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The Spot Lock feature on a motor does wonders for this.
  — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• Each buzzer had two motors with wires that ran up to the booth, and the projectionist would hit the switch.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2023
• The motor’s roar was muffled to a quiet hum, like the white noise of an airplane.
  — Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• The pole saw gets a power boost from a brushless motor and is able to make 16-inch cuts.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2023
• Customers can chose from one, two or three motor variants of the SUV.
  — Edward Ludlow, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
• Power The more powerful the belt sander, the less effort required by the user to get the job done, and the less stress placed on the motor.
  — Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2023
• Most graters are safe for the top rack of the dishwasher, but some parts—plastic or motors—need to be cleaned by hand.
  — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
• The rear motor used in the Taycan is also getting an upgrade.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
• Plus, the quiet motor will ensure your little one gets a good night's sleep.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2023
• To get there, the boat would need a working motor for navigating harbors and in case the wind failed us.
  — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• It was also used as a private garage for the family’s motor cars.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2023
• The motor is integrated into the back wheel, so all power is transferred straight to the road.
  — WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
• The idea of a region of motor cortex that roughly mirrored the head-to-toe alignment of the human body could no longer prevail.
  — Nico U.f. Dosenbach, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2023
• As the rig passes near the school, either speed up your trolling motor to quicken the presentation, or kill it so the rig sinks.
  — Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
• Her team had motor trouble on day 1 and battery trouble on day 2.
  — Lila Levinson, Dallas News, 22 July 2023
• With motor running, slowly add oil and process until pesto looks pasty.
  — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 21 July 2023
• These airplanes will need two or more electric motors, each rated at 1 megawatt or more.
  — Amy Jankovsky, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023
• This is married to the hybrid system, which is composed of a 3.8 kWh battery and three electric motors.
  — Alex Kalogiannis, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
• Those who don’t believe Ayton lacks the dog and motor to ever become a great player.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2023
• The idea of using an implant to stimulate the surface of the brain—the cortex—to help people regain motor skills after a stroke is not new.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2023
• Electric pumps use an outlet to power a motor that helps express milk.
  — Jamie Spain and Rachel Rothman, goodhousekeeping.com, 10 June 2023
• Under state law, e-bikes have different classes but must have a motor less than 750 watts.
  — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
• The hope is that the technology in Mark’s brain could assist him and others like him who are losing their motor function.
  — Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
• In the United States, use of motor fuels has not changed much from last year and has yet to recover to prepandemic levels.
  — Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 26 May 2023
• The particles can compose up to 80 percent of the liquid’s weight while leaving it no more viscous than motor oil.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2023
• The Ultra and Extreme (and the limited-edition One) have an electric motor on each axle that creates all-wheel drive.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 10 May 2023
• The move involves twin solid rocket motors, which form most of the white solid rocket boosters.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• One bug zapper had hundreds of reviews, but most were written about a capacitor motor fan; another bug zapper listing had reviews of pens and paper goods.
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024

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motor

2 of 2 verb

• The car motored slowly up the hill.
• We spent the afternoon motoring through the countryside.
• My plan was to drive 160 miles to Key West, then motor back north to Key Largo for the night.
  — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
• The teams will motor down the freeway to play at 7 p.m. tonight in Pechanga Arena.
  — Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2021
• The colt motored past the two speedballs, then seized the lead from Mississippi at the top of the stretch.
  — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 31 Mar. 2018
• The man started the boat and motored away despite commands to stop.
  — John Goodspeed, ExpressNews.com, 26 Dec. 2019
• Zeug motored me to the eastern shore, dropped me off and vacated the area.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2017
• As the moon rose above the water, the Rafael Peralta motored toward the strait.
  — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2023
• The police could motor by so easily, cut the hoses, and drop sugar in the gas tanks of the pumps.
  — Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
• JoDell and Al motored out to get some milk, but stores were closed or out of supplies.
  — Joe Mozingo, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017
• The boy was still not breathing by the time Haag motored the boat to a yacht club on the river’s eastern shore.
  — Nancy Rommelmann, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2018
• So far the trio have motored north through Canada to the Arctic Ocean, then southward.
  — Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
• The one constant is money, the pursuit of which motors the quest to control.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
• In between, a small boat motored slowly by, its wake as white as a bridal train.
  — The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020
• Consider also the in-hand remote that can spark the two rumbly motors up to a 10 foot range.
  — Laura Delarato, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2023
• Visitors who don’t want that climb can motor in and out to the edge of the water on a one-car winding road.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2021
• The fast-working southpaw motored through three frames.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 24 Aug. 2019
• Back in the water off Fort Bragg, Fonts motors his boat a few hundred yards away and drops a small anchor.
  — Nick Rahaim, SFChronicle.com, 17 June 2019
• On the play after the penalty, McSorley looped a short pass to Barkley, who made a one-handed catch and motored 36 yards to the Hoosiers 27.
  — Joe Juliano, Philly.com, 30 Sep. 2017
• Sawyer would motor out to meet her for the last leg and give her a physical assessment.
  — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 15 Aug. 2020
• For the sixth year in a row, the Sikh American Float Foundation motored a float down the 5½-mile parade route.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2020
• The big play in the possession was Kaleb Wright motoring for the game’s longest run, a 46-yarder down to the two-yard line of Dickinson.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2019
• Finally, the Deere John pulled its anchor and motored south.
  — Author: Rick Sinnott, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Aug. 2017
• The quarterback kept on a zone read and motored 21 yards and found tight end Zach Ertz over the middle for another 21.
  — Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• One method of fishing involves motoring out into the ocean with a bright light, which attracts the fish.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2023
• Amazon Flex drivers by the dozens have been motoring up in recent weeks to a warehouse on the outskirts of Shawnee.
  — Rick Montgomery, kansascity, 26 Oct. 2017
• Neil Walker followed with a walk and motored to third when Shaw ripped a double into the right-field corner.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2017
• After cautiously edging out of the structure, the hybrid takes a right turn and begins to motor its way down the road.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2021
• Ordinarily the boat has to motor out for about a half hour before the first humpback is seen.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2019
• And the four-speed manual transmission and factory roll bar are reminders that this car was meant for motoring purists.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024