How to Use ratchet in a Sentence

ratchet

1 of 2 noun

• This one’s next to the ratchet wrenches and the tube socks.
  — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
• The shorts tended to ride high on the waist, thanks to the secure fit of the ratchet.
  — Nikki Rohan, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2022
• All of these singers make the kind of brazen songs that reflect the ethos of ratchet culture.
  — Briana Younger, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2019
• The most common load binder in use today is the ratchet kind.
  — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2021
• The two reversible ratchets come in 3/8 and ½-inch drives, and there’s an adapter for use with ¼-inch drive sockets.
  — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2023
• The ratchet lock allows the head to move up freely, but not down until the lever is released.
  — Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2022
• The astronauts had to use a ratchet wrench to deal with the more stubborn bolts, which slowed them down.
  — Marcia Dunn, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Mar. 2021
• The clamps come off easily with a ratchet and socket and two guys can lift the deck on or off the boat.
  — Michael R. Shea, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2020
• For pulling power at a distance of up to 100 feet, a ratchet puller meant to work with a long rope can get the job done.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2020
• My initial thoughts: Who in the world is this ratchet Tiffany Haddish?
  — Elizabeth Wellington, Philly.com, 8 Aug. 2017
• Once the water has been squeezed out, simply push a button to release the mop head from the ratchet.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2023
• The pop-out roof panel is now attached with three hand levers rather than four bolts and a ratchet wrench.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
• The deal doesn’t include a ratchet mechanism that would force the U.K. to stiffen its rule in lockstep with the EU.
  — Fortune, 25 Dec. 2020
• The first round of ratchet talks will take place in Glasgow next November.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2019
• What it’s given us is a one-way ratchet in which bad ideas are adopted and then turned into the laws of the Medes and the Persians.
  — F.h. Buckley, WSJ, 27 June 2021
• Type There are four main types of pruning shears: bypass, ratchet, anvil, and straight-blade.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
• Instructions were clear and easy to follow and bonus came with an Allen key ratchet tool, which made the job even faster!
  — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 4 Aug. 2020
• Use an open-end or ratchet wrench to tighten the lagscrews, but do not overtighten them.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2021
• The latter, by default, swaps the scroll style between a smooth, fast scroll and slower line-by-line ratchet scrolling.
  — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 10 June 2020
• Both models include a 1/4-inch drive ratchet, as well as drill bits.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2021
• This set has a pear head ratchet that will switch directions for you with a simple flick.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 2 June 2021
• Possession of both keys further ratchets up the threat in a worst-case scenario.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 May 2023
• Your Questions, Answered What is the most used turning tool or ratchet size?
  — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2023
• Ascend the sticks to secure the stand’s platform strap (often a ratchet) and install the safety line.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 11 Sep. 2020
• One irony of ratchet loans, is that the investors get paid more if the companies fail to meet their objectives.
  — Paul J. Davies, WSJ, 4 May 2021
• Powell threw the ratchet strap at one of the officers and made threatening statements, the GBI said.
  — Caroline Silva, ajc, 8 Oct. 2022
• The thumping bass line cuts out abruptly and the soundtrack is replaced with the ratchet-like chorus of crickets.
  — Evan Lubofsky, Smithsonian, 23 Aug. 2017
• It’s built up so well, with little moments of relief that ratchet right back up again.
  — Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
• Outside hanging out the window with my ratchet-ass friends.
  — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Nov. 2022
• There’s no end to the practicality of the ratchet puller, also known as a come-along or a power puller.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2020

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ratchet

2 of 2 verb

• The rhetoric from the right has continued to ratchet up.
  — David Gilbert, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
• That ratchets up the stakes for Moscow, Mr. Kupchan said.
  — Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 5 May 2023
• The tensions between the U.A.E. and Qatar ratcheted up in early 2017.
  — David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
• The Texans will hope to hit on a big play early so the Ravens can’t play from ahead and ratchet up the pressure.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2024
• Both use a ratcheting hook to attach to your car’s air vents.
  — Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 Sep. 2023
• The violent scenes from the mosque ratcheted up tensions across the region.
  — Josef Federman, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
• As screws tightened to ratchet up the pressure, the blue turned into a blushing tint.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• And the plot is steadily ratcheted up to keep this 80-minute play from souring like a vegetable dip left out too long.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• The move will risk ratcheting up tension between the US and China.
  — Aarian Marshall Will Knight, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
• A number of factors have combined to ratchet up the tension behind the counter.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
• As the band ratcheted the excitement up with its powerful grooves, the voltage in the air of club asia reached its peak.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2023
• But goals ratchet up with each success, so the loss to the Dutch was greeted with heartbreak, and then perspective.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2022
• Pelosi's visit saw tensions in the Taiwan Strait ratchet up.
  — Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2023
• Union leaders had ratcheted up pressure in the negotiations, and over the last week have pushed for faster progress in the talks.
  — Kelly Yamanouchi The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), al, 5 July 2023
• Biden has steadily ratcheted up the lethality and caliber of U.S. weaponry shipped to Ukraine.
  — Brian Bennett, Time, 27 July 2023
• When the game is on the line or when the pressure ratchets up, instead of getting overcome by nerves, these athletes simply act.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2023
• Lynching hasn’t stopped in America, and in fact, it’s been ratcheting up again.
  — Vulture, 20 Sep. 2023
• The emotion only ratcheted up when Graham Nash – who had to miss the show to play a gig in Munhall, Pennsylvania – appeared on the video screens.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2023
• As the turmoil of the Covid era gave way to surging inflation, central banks around the world ratcheted up interest rates.
  — Swetha Gopinath, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2023
• The new agreement does not ratchet up calls for reducing emissions.
  — Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
• Just above those rests the scroller which has a premium metal feel and the ability to ratchet scroll through entire page sections.
  — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023
• Now that actors on films can hit the red carpets, do interviews with press and go on the late night talk shows, the competition is about to ratchet up a notch.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
• Trump and DeSantis have only ratcheted up their attacks related to covid in the months since.
  — Maegan Vazquez and Amy B Wang, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
• But there are some red flags to pay attention to, that tell you your anxiety has ratcheted up to harmful levels.
  — Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 26 Mar. 2023
• Whatever led to it, the Bluejays’ Baylor Scheierman made the catch in perfect rhythm en route to his own basket for a layup that tied the game and ratcheted stress levels to 11.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
• That windfall could land in Trump's lap at a time when his financial pressures are ratcheting up.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
• This has ratcheted up tensions heading into Seville this week.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
• With so much is in flux, one of the few certainties is that Jordan Poole must ratchet up his usage rate during this Curry-less stretch.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Dec. 2022
• The teams went back and forth in the third without forgetting the physical end of things, ratcheting up the tension as the game headed toward overtime.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
• In fact, there is plenty of evidence that Putin has been forced by his own failures to ratchet down his objectives.
  — Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2023

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