How to Use cruise control in a Sentence

cruise control

noun
  • Think of it as cruise control for trains.
    — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • From there, the Longhorns were in cruise control mode.
    — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Sometimes the long ride takes a wrong turn, or spends awhile in cruise control.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • This may be the ultimate road trip on cruise control.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • What’s a few more subscriptions to keep your high beams on or use cruise control?
    — Wired, 17 July 2022
  • The scenery, the adrenaline, my car snapped out of cruise control.
    — Uwem Akpan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • Of course, perhaps even smarter is the advanced cruise control.
    — Christian De Looper, BGR, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Keep to the right on highways and set the cruise control at a reasonable speed.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Federer reeled off the next nine games to take charge and was in cruise control for the rest of the match.
    — Mattias Karen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018
  • Djokovic appeared to be on cruise control until midway through the first set.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 13 June 2021
  • The likes of traction control, cruise control, and ride modes are all off the table.
    — New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Bailey got a lift from his defense to escape a jam in the first, and then hit cruise control.
    — Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Use cruise control when possible to keep a constant speed.
    — Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Drivers should use the right edge of the road as a guideline and refrain from using cruise control.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • That took the intensity out of that match and went into cruise control.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • The Current didn’t record a shot in the second half and mostly played on cruise control.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The steering wheel had controls for the audio system, cruise control and hands-free phone.
    — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Avoid cruise control, the group says, to stay alert and respond quickly if the car loses traction.
    — Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Whether your foot is on the gas or the cruise control is set, shifting into neutral will cause the car to coast to a stop.
    — Ray Magliozzi, courant.com, 8 July 2019
  • But his cruise control sometimes sounds like autopilot.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026
  • That is when a game seemingly on cruise control got off course for King and the Padres.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Texas Tech will need to be on their toes early to put themselves in cruise control for the second half.
    — Ryan Mainville, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The more advanced version of cruise control is adaptive cruise control.
    — Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The more advanced version of cruise control is adaptive cruise control.
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Over the last three weeks, France — and France alone — has seemed to be on cruise control in Qatar.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The officer set his cruise control at 70 mph and the driver pulled away, court records state.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
  • Never use cruise control in wintry weather.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Williams fought off the teenager in the second set and then went into cruise control, dropping just five points in the third.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Never use cruise control in winter weather.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Never use cruise control in winter weather.
    — Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025

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