at the wheel

idiom

: while driving

She fell asleep at the wheel.

Examples of at the wheel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But at other times there’s a seemingly deliberate dissonance, as when the would-be dictator drives into town at the wheel of a snazzily modern red convertible sports car. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025

But after being pronounced dead following a car accident with a drunk Michael at the wheel, Kimberly disappears, only to return without any of her earlier sweetness, bent on revenge. —EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025

On March 26, shortly after 1 a.m., police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Schoolhouse Road and Bridgeport Avenue in Milford on the report of a man sleeping at the wheel. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025

Cassell had fallen asleep at the wheel, veered off the road and landed in a deep ditch, out of sight of passing motorists. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for at the wheel

• afebrile
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