How to Use gas pedal in a Sentence

gas pedal

noun
  • The Federal Reserve may be trying to drive a car with a gas pedal that doesn’t work.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Jerky movements — twisting the wheel suddenly or slamming your foot on the brake or gas pedal — can throw your vehicle into a skid.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Bosch's haptic gas pedal prototype does the same sorts of things that your cell phone probably does in your hand, except underneath your foot.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2016
  • These hormones develop during dormancy and are a metaphorical gas pedal for plant growth.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Zoox robotaxis have no gas pedal, steering wheel or other driver controls, and passengers sit facing each other inside the cabin.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The legendary jazz guitarist from Lee’s Summit continues to keep his foot on the musical gas pedal, touring the nation and the world with only a rare day’s rest.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This level of autonomy means that the car comes equipped with tools for control, including a steering wheel, gas pedal, and brake, but can safely travel without a person in the driver’s seat.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Bosch has developed an intelligent haptic gas pedal that can help your car intuitively communicate with you about when to accelerate and when to brake in order to maximize fuel efficiency.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2016
  • Humble Robotics, founded last year in San Francisco, has raised $24 million to develop a cabless freight truck that lacks a steering wheel, gas pedal and driver’s seat.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • That allowed Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and others to ease off of the metaphorical gas pedal globally and instead focus much more on literal oil and natural gas drilling domestically.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The team used genetic tools, calcium imaging and optogenetics to identify how these two gas pedal/brake hormones operate differently during REM and non-REM sleep.
    — New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025

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