How to Use put the pedal to the metal in a Sentence

put the pedal to the metal

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  • Then, find the right car with all the right gear like theirs, and put the pedal to the metal.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2021
  • As soon as Mitchell put the pedal to the metal, this game was theirs.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Feb. 2021
  • Stop spinning your wheels and instead put the pedal to the metal.
    oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The peaks are a great place to put the pedal to the metal like Button, too.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2023
  • As a result, many motorists put the pedal to the metal -- which led to more deaths.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 19 June 2021
  • Time to put the pedal to the metal and head to one of the top auto collections in the country.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
  • After crunching the numbers, the team named Spain as the top spot to put the pedal to the metal.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The natural impulse is to put the pedal to the metal, but that’s a recipe for disaster.
    Jason Harmon, Forbes, 15 June 2022
  • Keep reading to check out the top Black Friday bike deals this year and get ready to put the pedal to the metal.
    Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Several times, Paul encouraged me to put the pedal to the metal.
    Patrick Stewart, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Highland wound up going three-and-out, and the Fighting Irish put the pedal to the metal after that.
    Dan Gilles, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Senese is revving his engines in anticipation of his final high school season, ready to put the pedal to the metal when the green light comes.
    Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Avoid the urge to immediately put the pedal to the metal and create as much content as possible.
    Joel Goobich, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Riding the momentum into this year, the Las Vegas artist has only put the pedal to the metal.
    Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Drivers in Merrillville who like to put the pedal to the metal will find the terrain in certain areas a lot bumpier in the coming weeks.
    Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • Given the reality of vacation math (distance divided by days), motorists on a schedule put the pedal to the metal.
    Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Alabama State opened the period by recovering an onside kick, but Auburn forced a three-and-out and then put the pedal to the metal.
    Tom Green | [email protected], al, 11 Sep. 2021
  • As a result, rather than shifting gears, entrepreneurs, more often than not, have found the chaos of the Pandemic has afforded them with the opportunity to put the pedal to the metal.
    Chris Carosa, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The Sun is currently in your 10th House of Professional Achievements, giving you the green light from the universe to put the pedal to the metal!
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
  • He’s been spotted in the Bay Area, living his life, presumably enjoying the microclimates and the ability to put the pedal to the metal on Tasman Drive.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

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