How to Use four-wheel drive in a Sentence

four-wheel drive

noun
  • But put it in four-wheel drive and the handling is locked down.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
  • The pickup can shift from rear- to four-wheel drive on the fly.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Six trim levels, three engines and rear- or four-wheel drive.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Four trims are available, in either rear- or four-wheel drive.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2020
  • Think four-wheel drive, extreme roads, and no gas stations for miles.
    — Megan Barber, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Miller was a ski bum before that required a trust fund and four-wheel drive.
    — Steve Chawkins, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Shaun gave us a four-wheel drive truck and assigned us a driver and a guide.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Few cars were on the roads and those that were out driving around were either four-wheel drive or snow plows.
    — Erika Butler, The Aegis, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Most trims are four-wheel drive, but there are a couple of two-wheel drive offerings as well.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2021
  • This yurt is remote, so guests should plan to arrive in a four-wheel drive vehicle.
    — Meg St-Esprit, Good Housekeeping, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Both vehicles should be in four-wheel drive, with any available diffs locked, and in first gear, if not low range.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 June 2018
  • Rear-wheel drive is standard with four-wheel drive as a $3050 option.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 5 Jan. 2021
  • To the right of that are two shorter gears; the first is to shift the Scout from rear-wheel drive to four-wheel drive.
    — David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019
  • And, as the saying goes, fortune favors the bold—and those who’ve rented a car with four-wheel drive.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 11 July 2022
  • In the winter, a four-wheel drive vehicle with snow tires is necessary to reach the springs.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Two-wheel drive is standard on the Armada with four-wheel drive available for all trims.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022
  • And because this is a Land Cruiser, four-wheel drive comes standard, too.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 June 2021
  • The second shifter is to put the vehicle in low-range four-wheel drive for heavy towing or very rough terrain.
    — David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019
  • Candice added that Dylan’s truck was in four-wheel drive, but that was a feature of the truck that did not work.
    — Kyani Reid, NBC News, 14 June 2022
  • Built to be able to leave the road behind, the Scout 80 has four-wheel drive and a high ground clearance.
    — WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021
  • To back up the engine, the XT6 buyer can choose front-wheel drive or full-time four-wheel drive.
    — Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 11 Sep. 2020
  • In Salt Lake City, only cars with four-wheel drive and tires with chains are allowed on roads.
    — CBS News, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The Eagle is not just a Concord with Quadra-Trac four-wheel drive.
    — David E. Davis Jr., Car and Driver, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The Bargersville Fire Department sent a four-wheel drive truck that got stuck.
    — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Most of the landscape is accessible only by horse or four-wheel drive in the warmer months, and not at all in the winter.
    — New York Times, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Without the package, it's rated at 32 mpg with rear-wheel drive and 29 mpg with four-wheel drive.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The 4xe is equipped with Dana 44 axles and a two-speed transfer case that enables full-time four-wheel drive.
    — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Aside from the highways, the rest of the roads are dirt, which require a four-wheel drive and can become impassable after a hard rain.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
  • Jeeps were first built during World War II with four-wheel drive, to be able to go on terrain where horses could go.
    — A.j. Baime, WSJ, 5 June 2021
  • The earliest Wagoneers used a part-time 4WD system that used a lever to engage four-wheel drive.
    — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2020

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