How to Use hand brake in a Sentence

hand brake

noun

• The daughter shut the door and the father released the hand brake.
  — Madhuri Vijay, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2022
• The other part of the problem was in the hand brakes themselves.
  — Dan Schwartz, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2023
• The other part of the problem was in the hand brakes themselves.
  — Dan Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
• The 33 cars with hand brakes left on were toward the head of the train, and 13 of those were empty.
  — Dan Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
• The new hand brake, on the left handlebar, is much like the ones on bikes, and will stop both wheels if pulled.
  — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 14 June 2019
• Many ATVs only have a hand brake on the left handlebar for the front brakes, and a foot brake for the rear.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2020
• On arrival, pick out a bike after squeezing tires and hand brakes.
  — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• Although there’s a front hand brake on the left side, laziness made us coaster-brake converts.
  — Popular Mechanics Test Team, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2020
• The episode ends with a flashback to the accident, caused when Jamie pulls the hand brake to stop Nick from his manic speeding down the dark Dorchester back roads.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 6 Feb. 2020
• At some point, the men tried applying the hand brakes to the rail cars, which destabilized the train and forced the conductors to make an emergency stop, Fox 8 reported.
  — Scott Berson, charlotteobserver, 12 July 2018
• Ford has announced that the 2024 Mustang will get an optional drift brake—basically a hydraulic hand brake for the rear wheels.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 2 Apr. 2023
• The Landie also lacks that other rallying favorite: a hydraulic hand brake.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2021
• The thumb-lever brake on the first generation scooter has been replaced with a type of hand brake more commonly found on bicycles.
  — Sean O'Kane, The Verge, 12 June 2019
• Because of a previous brake failure, 33 cars had their hand brakes on as the train rolled downhill toward Hyndman.
  — Dan Schwartz, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2023
• After passengers were evacuated, an attempt to tow the train to a rail yard resulted in it rolling 137 feet before a worker was able to apply a hand brake.
  — Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2021
• Unstoppable in the first quarter, Florida yanked the hand brake in the second only to see Alabama recover to get just enough to survive the offensive onslaught from the No. 11 Gators.
  — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 19 Sep. 2021
• While strollers usually feature a convenient foot brake to keep your baby from rolling away, many jogging strollers also have a hand brake that's easier to use while running.
  — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2022
• Bernaski's Eeyore, whose large mouth is operated by a device that looks similar to a bicycle hand brake, is cuddly to the extreme.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2022
• The Pilot's other physical controls include an electric starter switch (a pull-start option is there for backup), a hand brake that's perfect for drift duty, and a shift lever with forward, neutral, and reverse gears.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 26 May 2022
• Those chairs are in bad shape, with sticky wheels and faulty hand brakes.
  — Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026
• Riders control their speed with hand brakes for a custom experience.
  — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 8 May 2026
• The bikes have hand brakes, emergency brakes, baskets on the sides, cup holders and small slots for phones.
  — John Tuohy, IndyStar, 8 May 2025
• Once released, the thrill level for the 7- to 8-minute ride is entirely up to the lead rider, who controls the speed via a hand brake.
  — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
• Each coaster cart has hand brakes, giving riders control over their speed.
  — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
• The handlebar adjusts effortlessly and the hand brake is a great feature that’s intuitive to use.
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 23 Aug. 2023