How to Use four-wheel in a Sentence

four-wheel

adjective
  • About a third of the four-wheel drive businesses, they are cranked out by us.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Some tried to drive away, and those without four-wheel drive and all terrain tires failed.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Sörensen even enabled the ride to swap between front-wheel, rear-wheel, and four-wheel drive.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And even without the weather, some desert roads require four-wheel drive.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Thanks to his setup, Sörensen even managed to pack his project with four-wheel drive.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The two motors on the front axle also mean the supercar has four-wheel drive.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The vehicles will have four-wheel drive and an electric motor on each axle.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The Grand Cherokee is available with rear- or four-wheel drive.
    — Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Obviously, standard full-time four-wheel drive is part of the deal too.
    — Dale Buss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • These range in power output equal to their four-wheel counterparts, but with six wheels.
    — New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2025
  • King Crab improves the four-wheel steer agility of crab walk in off-road settings.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • Sure, there are those who believe the best luxury gifts have four-wheel drive and a giant red bow.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The snow is so hard that the Erickson four-wheel drive truck and plow are unable to clear it.
    — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • To see them, book a tour with a local outfitter or rent a four-wheel drive vehicle.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Stern left Sunday with some others from his camp who had a vehicle with four-wheel drive.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • If your patio is larger, with a canopy spans 11 feet or more, a four-wheel base is a better choice.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023
  • Know your car’s capabilities Is your car an all-wheel drive or four-wheel drive?
    — Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The ease also comes from the vehicle’s four-wheel steering and steer-by-wire system.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Note that in some parts of the state, having a four-wheel drive vehicle—or snow tires or chains—may be required by law.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Into his 90s, Hurley was known for zipping around town on four-wheel skates.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • With an output of roughly 212 hp, the car has its speed scrubbed by four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 7 July 2025
  • Shift on the fly four-wheel drive adds around $3,500, depending on the model.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
  • All Navigators are standard with four-wheel drive.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • Tourists who want to spot the famous wild horses are encouraged to book a four-wheel drive tour of the beach from a local vendor.
    — Evan Moore august 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The clanging warning that a family in a four-wheel surrey pedicab is rolling up behind you.
    — Tim Ebner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • While all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive may be viewed as the most popular options, front-wheel drive can still be viable with winter tires.
    — Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to the park’s paved roads, there is a vast network of dirt roads, many of which require a four-wheel drive vehicle.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Others require pure wilderness camping and can only be reached by a backcountry hike or a four-wheel drive track.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
  • Even four-wheel or all-wheel drive vehicles still require a considerable distance to stop on slick roads.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Each are rear-wheel drive with four-wheel drive as an option, except the Raptor which is 4x4 by default.
    — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024

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