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Example sentences for "gear"

Lexicographically close words:
gazettes; gazing; geal; gean; geare; geared; gearing; gears; geat
  1. On shaft T there is a gear S which can be moved along the shaft by hand lever L and, owing to the spline or key t, both the sliding gear and shaft rotate together.

  2. The drive for the cross-feed is from gear C to gear F which can be engaged through a friction clutch (operated by knob l, Fig.

  3. Gear B is attached to pinion b (see Fig.

  4. This is a second operation, the hub of worm-gear blank G (Fig.

  5. O; the drive is then from cone-pulley P and gear L to gear G, and from gear G{1} to the large gear J on the spindle.

  6. S that can be moved by lever r to bring either bevel gear into mesh with gear B.

  7. The varlets borrowed the grand idea of care-free itinerancy and debased it, as waiters borrow a gentleman's evening dress for their menial uniform, and drunken coachmen wear the same head-gear that a duke wears to a wedding!

  8. And Anton Shiel he loves not me, For I gat twa drifts o his sheep; The great Earl of Whitfield loves me not, For nae gear frae me he e'er could keep.

  9. The gear was driven the Frostylee up, Frae the Frostylee unto the plain, Whan Willie has looked his men before, And saw the kye right fast driving.

  10. It is used for gear cases, engine crank cases, covers, fittings, and wherever lightness and moderate strength are desirable.

  11. Bronze is used for bearings, bushings, thrust washers, brackets and gear wheels.

  12. It is used for making cheap gear wheels and parts that must withstand surface friction.

  13. Running gear was slackly belayed, and swung with the rolling of the little brig like Irish pennants.

  14. The rudder and steering gear are all right.

  15. I think we can sail her into port if the wind holds, and her steering gear is all right, as it looks to be.

  16. Presently another head, but attired in the more civilized gear of a cap and flowers, peeped over the first person's left shoulder; the view appeared to reassure them.

  17. Here's where they have all the original gear used in the first space hops.

  18. Get your gear and yourselves over on that slidewalk!

  19. She sank down again while a comber foamed high about her rail, which was shattered on one quarter where the falling mast had struck, and a mass of canvas and tangled gear trailed in the sea beneath it.

  20. We shan't even have time to get off the gear and the household stuff.

  21. The first of the messages that I received from Prudence came within a month, acknowledging the receipt of her effects, even to the gear of the mill, and expressing her deep gratitude for the favor.

  22. History does not relate what effect the King's censure had upon the head-gear of students attending the colleges, but it is absolutely proved that they paid no heed to his latter commands.

  23. The similarity of the foot-gear of both sexes makes it impossible to treat the matter separately, and as the subject is practically inexhaustible, I propose only to illustrate the most curious and notable examples.

  24. The bridesmaid is attired in a gold embroidered jacket, a skirt of brilliant colouring, and the crimson fez--the usual head-gear of a Greek maiden.

  25. Are we sae foughten an' harass'd For gear to gang that gate at last?

  26. His gear may buy him kye and yowes, His gear may buy him glens and knowes; But me he shall not buy nor fee, For an auld man shall never daunton me.

  27. So the waiting women brought the drinking-gear and they drank.

  28. Doff thy dress and ground thine arms gear and dismount thy destrier and be off with thy life!

  29. Ali, "O King of the age, be thou my intercessor with Dalilah the Wily that she give me her daughter Zaynab to wife and take the dress and gear of Azariah's girl in lieu of dower.

  30. She despatched one of her women to seek food and childbirth-gear of my mother, who sent her what she sought and invited her to visit her.

  31. So I went round about the highways of the city, till I met a sweetmeat-seller and buying his clothes and stock-in-trade and gear for ten dinars, did what was done.

  32. As for Ali, he made off to the barrack and told Hasan Shuman what had happened, after which he put off his woman's gear and donning a groom's habit which was brought to him by his chief took a dish and five dirhams.

  33. Meanwhile Gharib returned to his pavilion, where he doffed his gear and washed himself of the blood of the Infidels; after which he donned his royal robes and sat down on his chair of estate.

  34. Quoth Ali, "'Twas a certain sweetmeat-seller who drugged me and took the gear from me; but where is he gone?

  35. We offered a dollar each for carrying our light gear to sturdy men who were loitering and lying about the premises.

  36. On Saturday we left Zante in the teeth of a fresh but purely local north-easter, which whistled through the gear and hurled the spray high up Cape Skinari.

  37. It was to be superseded in more recent years by the constant resistance and gear roller centering devices which, like Bissell's invention, depended on the double incline plane principle.

  38. The basic features of its running gear were a bar frame and equalizing levers to provide vertical relief and a leading truck to provide lateral relief.

  39. Of these devices the truck was probably the most important, and more readily than any one component distinguished the American running gear from that used by the British before 1860.

  40. Jack obeyed without a word, but, thanks to the efforts of Bill Dean and his partners, neither he nor Mrs. Souders could gear the horse.

  41. Before the gentleman left the barn he so far sorted out the harness that it was possible to gear up his own team, and Jack thought best to get each one ready while he had the opportunity to call upon such a valuable assistant.

  42. Fearless, loyal partners are considerably better than the best of gear with half-hearted help, and it is evident that you have them.

  43. Both sides are too accustomed to surprises, and have too many strong fortalices and friends at hand, to give the foe the chance of 'lifting' whole families as well as their gear and cattle.

  44. But the determined face of the boy, coupled with his words, made Croly pause, although he still allowed his hand to rest on the valve-gear of the great engine.

  45. It was not yet time to start the engine, but Croly sprang to the valve-gear to let on the steam.

  46. The youth reached the valve-gear at the same time, and the hands of both grasped the wheel.

  47. Now and then a jet of it shot up between the joints of the flooring or spouted through the opening made for the lifting-gear in the centerboard trunk.

  48. There was one western divide that it took us several days to cross, dragging a tent, camp gear and provisions in relays.

  49. In the pure limpid waters of Rapid River I saw several fish darting about, some of which I was convinced were similar to brook trout, but I had not fine enough fishing gear to try for them.

  50. Sae mony o'us as thought oursells sib to the family when the gear was parting, we may do something for her amang us surely.


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