How to Use high gear in a Sentence

high gear

noun
  • She shifted the car into high gear.
  • The part of me that is the very most mature part of me goes into high gear.
    al, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Both were in high gear Thursday with the death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96.
    David Zurawik, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Fun kicks into high gear, but so does dirt, mildew, and mold.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2023
  • In Rome, the cull that began in late June is soon set to shift into high gear.
    Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 17 July 2022
  • What gets you into high gear, ready to charge ahead, and what deflates you?
    Anne Lackey, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Even though the new year has just kicked off, style stars were kicking things into high gear.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Jan. 2024
  • But the past month has really kicked it into high gear.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • And the trend kicked into high gear last year, as the devices began their mainstream push in earnest.
    Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The news that Diana had been killed sent news outlets into high gear.
    Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The push to return to normal has found the spark companies need to kick it into high gear.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • On the women’s side, things kick into high gear Friday.
    Daniel Wine, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
  • With two and a half months to go before the primary, the Barnes campaign has kicked into high gear.
    Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2022
  • The predictions and analyses, predictably, were in high gear.
    Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2022
  • Classes start in two days, and work for the school paper has already kicked into high gear.
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Princess Leonor of Spain is kicking the next stage of her royal training into high gear!
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Lots of returning linemen should keep the running game in high gear.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • But book banning efforts remain in high gear in many parts of the country.
    Richard Galant, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
  • March Madness kicks into high gear today with arrival of the first set of first-round matchups.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
  • But the flashes of excellence were still there, and the Chiefs kicked it into high gear as the playoffs approached.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
  • But Jordan’s allies swung into high gear at a chance for the hard-right leader to seize the gavel.
    Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The real battle to put either Rhaenyra or Aegon on the Iron Throne is about to kick into high gear.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The matchups come at a crucial time for the candidates, as the campaign season kicks into high gear.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Winged Rise Up Gummies is the perfect way to kick your workout into high gear.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Here are eight ways to kick your kid's immune system into high gear.
    Sandra Gordon, Parents, 28 June 2023
  • The market's been weak since inflation kicked into high gear in the second half of 2021.
    Catherine Brock, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem are kicking it into high gear!
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Prices at the pump edged up 1% from May as oil prices rose and summer driving season kicked into high gear.
    David Uberti, WSJ, 12 July 2023
  • With the arrival of Midnights, Swift’s 10th studio album, all of this was turned into high gear.
    Madison Feller, ELLE, 21 Oct. 2022
  • In the pool, the teenagers kicked into high gear, training vigorously to make up for missed practices.
    Miriam Jordan Afif Amireh, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023

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