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Example sentences for "braked"

Lexicographically close words:
braised; braising; braized; brak; brake; brakeman; brakemen; braken; brakes; brakesman
  1. It braked in a choking cloud of dust and ready hands reached to pull them up.

  2. An Air Forces jeep had come rocketing out to the Flying Fortress, and braked to a stop just under the left wing.

  3. The beach at Kahuku Point," Dawson replied as he guided the jeep in which they were riding to the side of the road, and braked it to a stop.

  4. It came to be a blessing that the freight-trains were still being braked by hand, for otherwise freight traffic would have suffered more than it did.

  5. Soon the "flat" wheels were many on the air-braked passenger-cars.

  6. The big craft slid down to a beautiful landing, was taxied over, and braked to a stop.

  7. A group led by Squadron Leader Markham rushed out as the wheels touched and the two very battered looking planes were braked to a halt.

  8. He braked to a stop, and yanked a knob that was connected with the mechanism of a small fire bomb installed in the plane, so that the craft could be destroyed in the event of a forced landing, and not fall into Nazi hands intact.

  9. Suddenly, Pete braked the log with his spikes.

  10. Faster and faster the log spun; then with a display of skill that set Jonas to clapping his hands, Charley braked the spin and sent the log twirling in the opposite direction before poor Pete could shift his feet.

  11. The great rotor blades churned the air like the wings of a giant bird as the ship braked its descent about twenty-five feet above the pit and hung motionless in air.

  12. With a mental effort he grabbed hold of his thoughts and braked them to a stop.

  13. He could see well enough, but was still gasping for breath when they braked at the fighting zone.

  14. A moment or two after the plane had braked to a final stop, the cabin door opened and a tall, thin-faced man in the uniform of an infantry colonel stepped out and hurried into the office.

  15. A little under thirty minutes later the Colonel braked to a stop in front of an office building in downtown San Francisco, and got out.

  16. Dave settled the Vultee in a beautiful three-point, and gently braked it to a full stop.

  17. I hope so," Blalok said as he braked the jeep to a stop in front of the hospital.

  18. The airboat braked sharply and settled with a smooth, sickeningly swift rush that left Kennon gasping--feeling that his stomach was still floating above him in the middle level.

  19. He quickly slipped the car out of gear and braked it to a stop.

  20. At that moment Freddy Farmer suddenly slipped the car out of gear and braked it to a stop.

  21. An armed sentry came forward as Dave braked the car to a halt.

  22. Dave breathed the last as one of the two planes touched ground and braked to a gentle stop.

  23. Dennison braked and brought 9 around to avoid a pile of rocks a farmer had heaped up for a boundary.

  24. Her overnight bag bumped to the floor as the chauffeur braked for cyclists.

  25. Seconds later, his car braked to a stop near Tom Jr.

  26. Tom nodded and braked the jeep to a screeching halt.

  27. Two husky police officers leaped out as the car braked to a halt, and took charge of the prisoners.

  28. The jeep braked to a halt a few yards away, and two uniformed officers hopped out.

  29. His voice faded out beneath the thunder of five thousand horses, as Rosy O’Grady strained at her braked wheels.

  30. The Rosy landed lightly for all her massiveness, and braked to a smooth stop.

  31. After he had braked to a stop he trundled the plane over to its dispersal bay.

  32. They did so for the simple reason that from out in front they heard the protesting scream of rubber on the pavement as a car was braked to a violent halt.

  33. Braked so savagely to miss a wildly careening truck that the restraining straps almost cut Samms' body, space-suit and all, into slices.

  34. And even then it is doubtful if Dan could have braked in time.

  35. But the coming car was braked quickly when a few rods from him, and its driver brought it to a complete stop beside Mr. Briggs’ vehicle.

  36. Astro braked the small vehicle and it screamed to a stop.

  37. Winters braked the jet car suddenly, throwing Vidac up against the windshield.

  38. A law-abider to the last gasp of asphyxia, I braked my little green beast over to the berm.

  39. Another car behind him braked and barely avoided a crash while blowing its horn furiously.

  40. It braked and stopped on the shoulder close to Lockley's car.

  41. The ground car braked before one of those square, unornamented buildings which are laboratories everywhere in the galaxy.

  42. Then a ground car braked to a stop five yards away.

  43. As the Lavoisier braked some of its tremendous velocity by the opening of the entropy dissipators, the fleet appeared heading for a small galaxy with a group of yellow stars near its outer rim.

  44. So, as the fleet braked its momentum and turned into an ever-tightening spiral, the interceptors swept down once more.

  45. Twenty minutes later, the leading car braked to a stop in front of Cho-San's darkened shop.

  46. When he had braked to a stop beyond the flares, both of them were suddenly blacked out, leaving earth and sky pitch dark.

  47. He braked to a stop eventually, unsnapped his safety and parachute harness, and climbed stiff-legged down onto the ground.

  48. The pilot trundled the bomber over toward one of the hangars, braked it to a stop, and cut his engines.

  49. Before he could ask questions, however, Colonel Welsh turned the car in through the wide-open doors of one of the hangars, braked it to a stop just inside, and switched off the engine.

  50. He got a brief glimpse of them as they took off through the brush and snapped a shot at them to hurry them along, just as Beth's car rocked up the rutty road and braked beside the police car.

  51. As it slowly settled down onto the sand, they suddenly saw the German colonel and the major run out to the spot where the Messerschmitt was braked to a stop.

  52. When he had braked the plane to a stop, he sank back in in the seat and sighed heavily.

  53. But he never spoke that compliment, for at that moment a car braked to a stop outside, and almost instantly there came the sound of feet on the front steps, and that of knuckles rapping sharply on the front door.

  54. Together they hot-footed it over to the lee side of the field, and arrived there just as the British-marked plane was wheel braked to a stop, and the powerful twin engines cut off dead.


  55. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "braked" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.