How to Use gear in a Sentence

gear

1 of 2 noun
  • Halfway up the hill, my bike slipped out of gear.
  • I somehow managed to pack all my gear into one suitcase.
  • Their gear is tied to new skills.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The right tech gear can help here!
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
  • That can be used as bonus bets or to buy fan gear.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The gear of the day has shifted.
    — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Our rig was crammed with people and gear.
    — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Getting to put that gear to the test.
    — Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The goal isn’t buying more gear.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That kicked your ass into gear.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
  • His latest project is a slight change of gears.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Lessons and gear can both be booked online.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
  • One of the biggest rules had to do with team gear.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Both need to go up a gear in the coming weeks.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Coachella, then, was a chance to switch gears.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Store heavy coats, boots and cold-weather gear.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Turf shoes will be the preferred gear for this kind of field.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Add baskets or racks with doors to hide sports gear and shoes.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Check out my quick roundup of the best deals on camping gear for prime day.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
  • What happened to kick you in gear like that, and then stay in that gear?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • So dust off your green gear and let the shenanigans begin!
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Many times, the sale ends up as a trade for different gear.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There was no reason to think about survival gear.
    — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Are the gears a little gunky and slow-moving or out of whack?
    — Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Weary of carting your gear through the airport?
    — Lara Kramer, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Worried your winter gear isn’t up to snuff?
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Porsche is bringing a racy twist to boring kitchen gear.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • These same people, for better or worse, are the gears.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Your clothing and gear should match the schedule, not fight it.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
  • My new hobby came, thrillingly, with the need to buy new gear.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026

gear

2 of 2 verb
  • And gear that hugs and tugs in all the wrong places doesn’t whisper.
    — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The free hike is geared for those 10 years and older.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The free concert is geared toward teens and adults.
    — Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The free concert is geared toward teens and adults.
    — Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The event is geared towards young adults living in faith.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Seaver said the business will be geared toward moms.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
  • It’s not geared for kids or families.
    — Isaac Quaye, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The book is geared toward kids age 3 to 10.
    — Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The new styles are geared for those who don’t need or want much in the way of options.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This cozy pub is less geared toward tourists than on-mountain après spots.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The project is geared toward young entrepreneurs.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The program is geared toward youth 8 and up.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • That’s the extent of my go-to gear for flights that don't require a bag check.
    — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • First, his collection is aimed at men, and hers is geared to women.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
  • He shifts gears seasonally and bases the menu on what’s fresh.
    — Jenna Thompson april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
  • He shifts gears seasonally and bases it on what’s fresh.
    — Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That’s a show geared much more toward new vehicles.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Now the protests seem to be geared toward a systemic change of the current regime.
    — Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Maresca is kept in the loop on transfers, but his role is geared towards coaching.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The class is geared towards children ages 7-12 with autism.
    — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Now if only they could have been handed a set of keys to a smoother ride geared to show off their talents.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
  • Our hospitals are not geared to handle this kind of shooting event.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The staff will stock the rooms in advance with toys or gear appropriate for their age.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
  • Wanderwild is geared toward moms with younger kids who want a slower pace.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
  • Though geared toward children, the movie drew a vast audience of all ages.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • By the time the roast emerges, Burke shifts gears into carving and plating.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Seating is on a first-come basis, with the concert geared toward teens and adults.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The free, family event is geared to adults and kids, age 12 and older.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The latter is geared toward couples.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The program is free, geared toward ages 2 to 6 with caregivers present.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2023

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