How to Use behind the wheel in a Sentence

behind the wheel

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• Ellison, who is fifty-five, was slouched behind the wheel with the heater blowing on him.
  — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
• Joel Feder was behind the wheel of the car and his wife was in the passenger seat.
  — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 12 July 2026
• Don’t be shocked if you’re stopped at a traffic light and a car without a human behind the wheel pulls up next to you.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
• The Chihuahua was behind the wheel of a tiny car while Huckabay’s wife operated the remote control.
  — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
• The company has been testing its autonomous vehicles in San Diego with a safety driver behind the wheel since earlier this year.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
• In mid-June, Butler, behind the wheel of the Telsa, crashed into Avila's home, striking her and ultimately killing her.
  — Greta Cross, USA Today, 7 July 2026
• Vehicle stops can be inherently fraught and unpredictable, with the person behind the wheel in control of thousands of pounds of steel that can pose great risk should a driver refuse to comply or simply panic and flee.
  — Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
• Duffy said the move was intended to hold states accountable for ensuring only qualified and properly vetted drivers were allowed behind the wheel of commercial trucks.
  — Elaine Mallon , James Cirrone , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
• Police in British Columbia are investigating after a viral video shows a woman fast asleep behind the wheel of a Tesla traveling at highway speeds.
  — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026
• Speaking of the part of van life spent behind the wheel, Volkswagen has slightly reworked the Grand California's driver-assistance suite to make driving a little less draining.
  — New Atlas, 10 July 2026
• According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, preliminary statements obtained at the scene suggest the truck driver may have fallen asleep behind the wheel.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
• The case began with 44-year-old Eugene Horsch — the man behind the wheel of the black BMW — whose home in the city’s Olney neighborhood has been a focus of the investigation so far.
  — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
• Red Bull’s former chief technical officer Adrian Newey was behind the wheel, taking turns with his son, Harrison, and F1 drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar.
  — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
• By Gabriel Levin and Will Kubzansky, Bloomberg Drivers across the US, including some behind the wheel of performance vehicles, are switching from premium gasoline to regular in a search for savings as fuel prices remain elevated.
  — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
• By Gabriel Levin and Will Kubzansky | Bloomberg Drivers across the US, including some behind the wheel of performance vehicles, are switching from premium gasoline to regular in a search for savings as fuel prices remain elevated.
  — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 7 July 2026