How to Use gearhead in a Sentence

gearhead

noun
  • Dream up the kinds of products that keep gearheads awake at night.
    — John D. Stoll, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019
  • Regardless, a true gearhead will still go for the rear wheel drive.
    — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 1 May 2022
  • George Lucas grew up a gearhead, a car guy from a car culture.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • This imposing tent is a blessing to tall folks and gearheads.
    — Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
  • With a backstory like that, this box will be treasured in any gearhead’s garage.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2020
  • Imagine that a gearhead decides to soup-up the engine of the self-driving car.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Apr. 2021
  • That’s a melodic note to the ear of a true gearhead who is awed by raw engine power and performance.
    — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 5 July 2021
  • The price on this DeWalt mechanics tool set may be enough to make a gearhead drool.
    — Tony Carrick, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2023
  • Secure your keys, knife, multitool, etc in milliseconds, and free a gearhead up just as fast.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Meanwhile the hills are thick with lonely gearheads, good with knots and maps and transceivers, not so good with love-notes and emoting.
    — Sundog, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Its acceleration roars are music to the ears of any gearhead.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In all of his books, McCarthy is a gearhead, a man obsessed with hardware and the nuts and bolts of things.
    — Nicholas Mancusi, Time, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Any gearhead would be elated to adorn their coffee table with this book documenting some of the dreamiest cars.
    — Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Virtually impossible to wear out, your gearhead will be popping tops with ease for years to come.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 19 Dec. 2022
  • For true gearheads, standing on a pedestal in the middle of the gallery is an Offenhauser engine.
    — WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018
  • Organizers are a handful of geezer gearheads who hang out most mornings at Gurnee Donuts.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • Orlando is the fifth location for the British biker and gearhead-centric chain.
    — Kyle Arnold, OrlandoSentinel.com, 18 May 2017
  • While marketing focused on gearheads and hard rock music, the engine has become popular in the rap scene, too.
    — Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
  • For Davies, making a food truck for a high-profile gearhead like Rawlings might be the most important build of his career.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Created by Josh Corbin, the series blurs the line between good and evil as Doris targets a gang of gearheads.
    — Mark Dawidziak, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2019
  • As a gearhead, I was immediately fascinated by what the artists build for driving works of art.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Which leads to all the discussions about exhaust valves, engineering quirks and scads of other stuff that will warm the hearts of gearheads everywhere.
    — Joe Leydon, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The early films were landmark progress points for special effects, but Cameron was a gearhead who appreciated wear and tear.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • After all, diehard gearheads cite the lack of emotion of EVs as being their primary reason for hating them.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Combs, a native of Kentucky who was 34 at the time, is a gearhead with strong opinions about everything from fishing rods to skis.
    — Kyle Stock, Bloomberg.com, 11 July 2017
  • While Steep and Cheap is usually a go-to for bargain-hunting gearheads, that’s especially true now.
    — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Some of the concept vehicles on display at SEMA are straight out of a gearhead's dreams.
    — Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
  • As 2019’s finish line approaches, here is a handful of holiday gift ideas geared toward gearheads of any age.
    — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 29 Nov. 2019
  • These are guys, typically under 40, who are less gearhead and more TopGear head, Mabrito said.
    — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Jan. 2018
  • However, some gearheads love attending Barrett-Jackson to get a look at their favorite celebrities' cars.
    — Meredith G. White, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026

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