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Examples of peaky in a Sentence
He's looking a bit peaky.
her mother announced that she still looked peaky, and felt her forehead for a fever
Recent Examples on the Web
The powerband was peaky, with the turbos coming alive above 2500 rpm, accompanied by a distinct whistle.
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Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
The buzzy and peaky four-cylinder isn't a good match for the eight-speed automatic transmission, which is reluctant to downshift.
—Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
Moreover, although the power peaks are identical in both engines, the SE motor's much lower torque peak represents a considerable flattening of the rotary's traditionally peaky torque curve.
—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2023
That said, while rival Ferraris of the day relied on peaky, high-maintenance V-12s, the Bizzarrini’s small-block V-8—shared with the C1 Corvette—feels absolutely bulletproof.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2022
And unlike the peaky V-12 in the 812 Superfast, 80 percent of that muscle arrives at an easygoing 2,100 rpm.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2022
Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
The buzzy and peaky four-cylinder isn't a good match for the eight-speed automatic transmission, which is reluctant to downshift.
—Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
Moreover, although the power peaks are identical in both engines, the SE motor's much lower torque peak represents a considerable flattening of the rotary's traditionally peaky torque curve.
—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2023
That said, while rival Ferraris of the day relied on peaky, high-maintenance V-12s, the Bizzarrini’s small-block V-8—shared with the C1 Corvette—feels absolutely bulletproof.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2022
And unlike the peaky V-12 in the 812 Superfast, 80 percent of that muscle arrives at an easygoing 2,100 rpm.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1821, in the meaning defined above
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“Peaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peaky. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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