How to Use octane in a Sentence

octane

noun
  • Each of those models and their high-octane stunts can be seen in the video.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The Zee-Bees won three of four thanks to their high-octane attack.
    Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Check the octane sticker on the inside of your gas tank door.
    Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Those who did have told me his high-octane shows were like no one else’s.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
  • For the second straight year, the Glenelg Country girls lacrosse team found a way to slow the high-octane offense of McDonogh.
    Rich Scherr, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Recorded piece-meal since 2006, the album is laced with high octane guests.
    Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022
  • But the crowd ate up every second of the band’s high-octane performance.
    Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Get ready for a boost of energy that lasts, a pleasant mood, and the best workouts and pumps of your life with octane.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • High-octane glamour has been the former Vogue cover star’s go-to dress code for some time.
    Alice Car, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Overall, the Utes did a fine job against Nix and a normally high-octane Ducks offense.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The Lightning in years past were that high-octane team, able to score virtually at will.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 15 June 2022
  • An eclectic range of top shelf acts with a high-octane energy that does not quit.
    Graham Berry, Billboard, 19 May 2022
  • Season three jumps ahead a decade to the early 1990s with a high-octane race to a new planetary frontier.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2022
  • Lukas Stiles headlined a high-octane Highland offense that controlled the tempo most of the night.
    cleveland, 28 Aug. 2021
  • So, too, did the fact the formerly low-octane Texans produced six plays that gained at least 23 yards.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Well, Dante certainly does — as the high-octane heist ruined his life.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The point guards traded blows with Aoibhe blocking a few of Orlagh’s high-octane drives.
    Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • That doesn’t bode well for their chances to keep pace with Alabama’s high-octane offense.
    Charles Hollis, al, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Frontman David Shaw kept the crowd entertained with some goofy dance moves and high-octane call-and-response chants.
    Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2022
  • The offense will look to tune up against River Rouge, which brings a high-octane offense that produced at least 50 points in both of its wins.
    Matt Goul, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Did the higher-octane e-cigarettes help those who did use them to stop smoking?
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The new cask-strength version is a limited release that clocks in at 115.8 proof, which is strong but not high octane enough to melt your face.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2022
  • The Bengals are a team that has thrived in these high pressure and high octane situations.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2022
  • One noticeable thing to me was that Exacte wanted to go high octane at all times.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022
  • Liberty is just the kind of team that can crash the party with its high-octane offense that won't be afraid to hoist up 3s every time down.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2022
  • For the high-octane MC5, this is the sixth time on the ballot, coming two years after the band's latest nomination.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2022
  • But his high-octane stuff was useless against the Yankees, who swung and missed at only three of those pitches and fouled off 28 others.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
  • The host Rams’ high-octane nature prevailed, taking down the Warriors, 76-52, on senior night.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Eight years of high-octane schlock ensued before Danny died of cancer in 2015.
    Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The higher-octane alcohols (101-proof and up) are mostly going to taste very harsh on their own, and will be better in mixed drinks.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2022

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