How to Use stick shift in a Sentence

stick shift

noun
  • Do you know how to drive a stick shift?
  • Most new drivers today will never have to master a stick shift and clutch.
    — David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
  • That’s progress, but also a function of sales, with fewer and fewer stick shift buyers long term.
    — Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Clutch fluid for manual transmissions For cars that have stick shifts, clutch fluid is something that will need to be replaced.
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 19 June 2025
  • Something tells me that people who prefer a stick shift probably aren’t interested in having their truck manage its own speed through a rock garden, anyway.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
  • From learning to drive stick shift and collecting vinyl records to playing board games and writing handwritten notes, the shift suggests that even in a digital-first generation, there’s a growing appetite for slowing down—and staying human.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Despite her reluctance, Ava decides to show up for her best friend, and the two embark on an extravagant European trip that involves driving stick shift in the streets of Paris, high-end dining, shopping and clubbing until dawn.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • In addition, loyalists can find stick shifts being offered for 2025 by a pair of SUVs (Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler) and even a midsize pickup truck (Toyota Tacoma).
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In the American market, the list of automakers that have abandoned stick shift for good is a lot longer than those that haven’t and includes Mercedes, Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Lexus, Jaguar, Maserati, and Aston Martin, to name several.
    — Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026

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