Sentence examples for rev the engine from inspiring English sources

"He liked to rev the engine but he was no speedster," said his wife, Pamela.

"Would you rev the engine for me?" he suggested, opening the bonnet when he'd finished at the petrol pump.

To its everlasting credit, Ferrari programs its engine-management electronics to let you rev the engine in neutral.

On that score, the FF succeeds mightily, and sonorously: To its everlasting credit, Ferrari programs its engine-management electronics to let you rev the engine in neutral.

On public roads, without the urge or the room to rev the engine to the hilt or test the car's limits of understeer, the Spyder proved surprisingly tame.

Are you really sure you want to try a motorcycle backflip -- well, then, strap on your helmet, rev the engine and pop the clutch.

My friend revved the engine and quickly took off.

Then he revved the engine and sped off.

He revved the engine once and heard it purr, the gear, he believed, in neutral.

As London approached, the driver revved the engine as if to speed away.

The driver revved the engine and let the bike roll slowly down the hill.