take the wheel

idiom

: to drive a vehicle
My sister offered to take the wheel.

Examples of take the wheel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When Dumas was old enough to take the wheel, Belle Isle provided a welcoming landscape for driving lessons early on weekend mornings. Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024 Outlook The Raiders represent one of 32 NFL jobs, so certainly there will be those eager to take the wheel even if this ship is seemingly rudderless all too often. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024 Thankfully for Minnesota, when Edwards and Towns are blatantly steering the USS Timberwolves into an oncoming iceberg, Conley generally can take the wheel and quickly redirect the ship to safety. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2024 As the expressive Moon squares communicative Mercury, anger and stubbornness could dominate every conversation as our arguments take the wheel! Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024 Check out the collection of some 200 historic small craft, the Blacksmith Shop, an 1851 American clipper ship, and the Tugboat Pilot House, where kids can don rain slickers and take the wheel of a tugboat. Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023 One night, despite not being the band’s usual van driver, Kelly was asked to take the wheel on a long haul from Boston to Milwaukee. Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 8 May 2023 One night, despite not being the band’s usual van driver, Kelly was asked to take the wheel on a long haul from Boston to Milwaukee. Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 8 May 2023 The Orlando native son — a Ravenous Pig and Cask + Larder vet in his salad days — returned home to take the wheel at the Maitland restaurant back in 2019 after some banner time away from the Sunshine State. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2023

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“Take the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20wheel. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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