How to Use accelerator in a Sentence

accelerator

noun
  • The heat acts like an accelerator to enable the gel to break down faster.
    — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 6 Apr. 2020
  • To move forward, a car does not need a foot on the accelerator.
    — Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The girl hit the accelerator and struck Vazquez, one of his dogs and a tree.
    — Fox News, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Her foot sank hard into the brake, ready to pounce on the accelerator.
    — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 25 June 2023
  • Then give yourself a pat on the back for your insight and ease up on the accelerator.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Jan. 2023
  • If the car brakes for no reason, your way to correct that is to hit the accelerator.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
  • As the game enters its final stretch, the fast team must be primed to step on the accelerator.
    — Fred Barnes, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2020
  • My instinct tells me to brake, but my conscious mind keeps my foot on the accelerator.
    — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2025
  • So, the new find pegs blazars as accelerators of at least some of the fastest-moving cosmic rays as well.
    — Mike Wall, NBC News, 12 July 2018
  • The Menu has been around for a few years, but there seemed to come a point where the project just hit the accelerator.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2022
  • This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The Twins have signed on for three years for the accelerator program.
    — Nick Williams, Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The young men in white and red then hit the accelerator in the fourth quarter with 21 points.
    — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 24 Mar. 2018
  • So the issue has to be forced with things like the coach and front office accelerator program.
    — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2022
  • When a driver hits the brake pedal, the truck will stop even if the accelerator is depressed.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
  • If the drive wheels start to spin or slide going up a hill, ease off on the accelerator and gently resume speed.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Having the Games at home has been an accelerator for clubs to open their doors to parasports.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 23 July 2024
  • That prompted Tabbutt to ease up on the accelerator through the rest of the state.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Magill said that is why the accelerator will not rely on data alone.
    — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Now Carr is pressing the accelerator to the floor.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Troopers said the man was standing on the opposite side of curb when his son stepped on the accelerator.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 26 May 2021
  • Hit the accelerator, for example, and a revving sound pulsates to the beat.
    — Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The car had a rock tied to the accelerator, according to police.
    — Michael Wetzel The Decatur Daily, al, 1 Dec. 2020
  • This creates a halting feel in the accelerator pedal, and the car as a whole, that takes getting used to.
    — Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
  • But Trump has already floored the accelerator and driven off the cliff.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Take your foot off the accelerator and let your speed drop gradually.
    — Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 3 May 2026
  • Take your foot off the accelerator and let your speed drop gradually.
    — Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Take your foot off the accelerator and let your speed drop gradually.
    — Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Take your foot off the accelerator and let your speed drop gradually.
    — Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Take your foot off the accelerator and let your speed drop gradually.
    — Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025

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