Sentence examples for throttle in a from inspiring English sources

That can create "heat canyons" where each building's air-conditioning unit runs at full throttle in a futile race against its neighbours.

FORBES GLOBAL scours the world for small companies going full throttle in a half-speed world.

And as long as you don't lift off the throttle in a bend, the car will stay put and, at worst, under-steer slightly right near the edge of sane driving speeds.

Also, although most front-wheel-drive cars suffer from torque steer (jump on the throttle in a turn and the car gets yanked around by the front wheels), the Mini Cooper has equal-length driveshafts that essentially tame this to the point of being an afterthought.

In the '86 version, Megan would have come back at Don full throttle, in a rip-roaring fight the next morning.

Other possible effects are brake drag, which results in premature brake wear and decreased fuel economy; or you could inadvertently push both brake and throttle in a panic stop, potentially increasing overall stopping distance significantly.

Try to hustle the car and the poor little 4-cylinder under the hood is obliged to rev until you let off the gas — the engine just wails its anguished drone until you reach the desired speed or let off the throttle in an act of mercy.

They're at full throttle in the latter — a breathless tale of Professor Moriarty's attempt to exploit the restlessness of Holmes's intelligence.

When I tested the M56, giving it full throttle even in a straight line on dry pavement made a warning icon flash and the acceleration go limp.

In Guillaume Canet's recent Little White Lies, the only man you didn't want to throttle was in a coma.

My right hand tightened like a noose around the throttle control, in a manner wholly consistent with my training and for which I could not be held guilty in any court of law, even a military court.