How to Use axle in a Sentence

axle

noun
  • The third axle is about more than just looks, though.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Cars were submerged up to their axles.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Crews have to tinker with each wheel to fit the cars' old axles.
    — Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • If the shipping box gets turned on its side for too long, axle oil will drip.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Science, 3 June 2020
  • The crash was so violent that the rear axle was ripped off the van.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Rates for trailers will vary based on size and number of axles.
    — Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Cut the axle bolts to length, and mount the wheels, washers, and bolts to each truck.
    — Roy Berendsohn and Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2020
  • But the car cuts off on her, and the front axle is causing problems.
    — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 23 Dec. 2017
  • The Snap’s wheel-on design clamps over the ends of the rear axle.
    — Bobby Lea, Popular Mechanics, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Four-wheel drive locks the speeds of the front and rear axles together.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Many of them were starving and left tied up to metal stakes and car axles.
    — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
  • They’re attached to the axle and are a part of your tire’s mounting hub.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • The Apex has a skewer here, which is used to clamp the axle in place.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The new Ghosts have all-wheel drive, air springs, and rear-axle steering.
    — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Two-axle vehicles will pay the same amount for tolls in peak and off-peak times.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • But, doing that still leaves the wheel on each axle with the least traction free to spin.
    — Wes Siler, Outdoor Life, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The truck entered the home up to its rear axle before coming to a stop.
    — Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Logano failed to start the race because of a broken axle on the No.
    — Dan Gelston, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Big boxcar body the color of rough rust and vaulted up off of the axles.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The traction battery is that silver box above the front axle.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
  • It's finished in wood and based on a double-axle trailer.
    — New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The system can shift rear-axle torque to the outside back wheel when turning.
    — Malcolm Gunn, courant.com, 17 May 2018
  • The lock nut on the trailing arm of the rear axle may break due to stress corrosion.
    — USA TODAY, 13 May 2021
  • Fred Antoon adapted the truck axle.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026
  • That model features a three-axle, six-wheel drive system.
    — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The car had two flat tires on the driver's side, and the driver's side front wheel was off its axle.
    — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 7 July 2017
  • The wheel mounting surface of the axle flange may be warped and cause the wheel studs to fracture.
    — Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2021
  • For all other vehicle types the rate is $5 per axle.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The all-wheel drive system can send 10%-50% of torque to the rear axle.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2021
  • This is the portion of the end of each rail car’s axle that rests on the assembly of the wheels.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023

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