How to Use steering wheel in a Sentence

steering wheel

noun
  • His hands gripped the steering wheel of his rental car.
    Emma Goldberg Desiree Rios, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
  • There are three modes when the button on the steering wheel is pressed for 2.0.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But to avoid hitting him, Young moved the steering wheel away from him.
    Brittany Gaddy, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The seats were so fragmented, the wire springs poked through the leather, and the steering wheel had decades of hand sweat soaked in.
    Carolyn Fong, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Drivers need to keep their hands on the steering wheel and their eyes on the road at all times.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 31 July 2023
  • There's a sizable carbon-fiber shift paddle on the right of the steering wheel, but none on the left.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023
  • The driver has her hands raised above the steering wheel, looking at the trooper.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The steering wheel jerked to the right, then to the left, and the airbags deployed seconds before the car jumped the curb and slammed into the business.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The pilots were able to use a small nose-gear steering wheel to veer from the runway to a high-speed turnoff.
    David Koenig, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But the American public isn’t ready to hand over the steering wheel.
    Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Gently turn the steering wheel into the direction of the skid.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2024
  • There wouldn’t be any need for a steering wheel or pedals.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Roan was discovered shot in the back of the head, his body slumped behind the steering wheel of his car.
    Graham Lee Brewer, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The movement required precious time and took hands off the steering wheel.
    Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • At one point, the man awoke and grabbed the steering wheel, causing the car to hit a curb and a trash can, which disabled the vehicle.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2023
  • Video footage shows Young moving the steering wheel away from the officer.
    Brittany Gaddy, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • She should never be allowed to touch a steering wheel again.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Mitchell initially placed his hands on the steering wheel, according to the memo.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The color is worked into the steering wheel, dashboard, and seat inserts.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
  • As the rising sun breaks through the smoky haze, Salles waits for his 4,200-gallon tank to fill, his fingers thrumming the steering wheel.
    John Muyskens, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The steering wheel also has a new feature: two giant scroll wheels.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The red stitching extends to the doors, steering wheel, and other surfaces to denote the car's sportiness.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The steering wheel can slide into the dashboard and windshield can go opaque while occupants can look up at the stars through the canopy.
    Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Someone called police after seeing the man slumped over the steering wheel.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The visual alert was a red steering wheel graphic with red hands on the instruments, instructing me to grip the wheel again.
    Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The steering wheel is heated and a carbon fiber choice is optional.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Images and aerial footage of the scene showed what appeared to be two bullet holes in the drivers-side window of the van and the driver slumped over the steering wheel.
    oregonlive, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Activation comes by pressing the central button of the left-hand pad on the steering wheel.
    Mark Andrews, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Alford nudged the steering wheel just often enough that the car never warned him to pay attention.
    Christopher Cox, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • There was no more threat: The gunman - later identified as Tran - had shot and killed himself and was slumped over the steering wheel.
    Reis Thebault and Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Jan. 2023

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