Sentence examples for stuck open from inspiring English sources

He had hit his brakes, suggesting to other drivers that his throttle was stuck open.

The valve became stuck open, releasing large amounts of cooling water and causing the nuclear reactor to overheat.

On one of his crashes, the snowmobile's throttle stuck open, and the machine zoomed full speed toward spectators.

VOLKSWAGEN Owners of some 2004-8 VolkS.U.V. Touareg S.U.V.'s may find their door handles stuck open.

With the doors stuck open on a chilly night, the players watched the film "Exit Wounds" as they waited for another bus.

When a valve on the burner became stuck open, he used the chemical heating pack from one of his militarylike food packs to defrost it, Mr. Perlman said.

The two major recalls involved pedals that could stick open or floor mats that could become entangled in the pedals.

The company also said it would install brake override systems on many vehicles, meant to prevent the car's electronic throttle from sticking open.

The studio walls were lined on both sides with fickle windows, which would either stick open, unbudgeable, or fly shut with a nasty bang at the slightest touch.

Valves stick open, biome lakes wash away their beds and start to corrode the fabric of the ship, kilometre-long artificial lights blink out.

I first met Frampton this past fall in the prison warden's office in Devoto, one of the few remaining old-style jails in Buenos Aires, so dilapidated that its windows stick open and rain leaks through the roof.