How to Use speedometer in a Sentence

speedometer

noun
  • Cali kept an eye on the speedometer.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • His speedometer is used to a quicker pace, one with a touch more zip.
    Nathan Pilling, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2017
  • My car has a speedometer that goes up to 160 mph.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Class 3 e-bikes must also have a speedometer.
    Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • The call center agent on the phone with a customer can see a speedometer icon.
    Frances Yue, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Class three riders must be 15 and the bike must have a speedometer.
    Mary Ella Hastings june 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
  • The speedometer reached about 90 mph when the course of Sands’ life changed.
    Stephen Ruiz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 June 2018
  • Danica moved the needle in so many ways but not the speedometer.
    George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The central speedometer display even has two needles like the hands of a clock.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 20 June 2024
  • So too does the Astor plate, with its retro speedometer motif.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Your eyes are on the roadway and the offramp, and not looking at the speedometer.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • One night, the display went out and only showed the speedometer and the current gear.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Those complications make the watch look like a stylish speedometer for the wrist.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The layout requires drivers to shift their eyes from the road to read the speedometer and gauges.
    Annie White, Car and Driver, 17 June 2017
  • Drivers can opt for all three or just two of the three, with the speedometer always available.
    Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The measurement is more like a speedometer than a clock, says Belsky.
    Jeanne Erdmann, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2022
  • In the old days this would be a dry speedometer cable, but your car like most use electronics not a cable.
    John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Class 3 ebikes can go up to 28 miles per hour and must have a speedometer, but may or may not have a throttle.
    Matt Jancer, Wired, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Track work in the form of interval training is one of the most precise ways to keep your speedometer in check on race day.
    Mario Fraioli, Outside Online, 28 July 2021
  • McCabe’s rip from the high slot hit 89 mph on the speedometer, and teammates ribbed him for it.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The main screen was easy to read, and the gauges were bright and simple and easy to read at a glance – no hunting for the gas gauge or speedometer.
    Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 31 Mar. 2018
  • The poster said that the dessert was meant to showcase a car speedometer with the dial pointing to 54—his age.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Class 3 e-bikes are pedal-assisted up to 28 mph and must have a speedometer.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The stars are lighting a fire in your engine, but the speedometer is going to show off your money rather than miles-per-hour.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The speedometer like face and race car paint job live in a case the looks like an old school stopwatch, red and green buttons included.
    Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • On the right are a speedometer, odometer, a clock, and a few more colorfully flashing lights.
    Car and Driver, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The vehicle's speedometer is last shown at 21 mph and then a collision can be heard.
    USA TODAY, 28 June 2017
  • The middle of these is the speedometer, which uses a physical needle rather than one made of pixels.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
  • On the steering wheel, there should be a button with a symbol that resembles a speedometer with an arrow.
    Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • There has been no teeth-gnashing over handing the keys to a teenager who wants to bury the speedometer needle or burn tires at stoplights.
    Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2022

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