How to Use parking brake in a Sentence

parking brake

noun
  • Make sure your car is in gear, with the parking brake set and the tires chocked.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The illness might be as if the parking brake is on in my car.
    — Sherry Baker, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2014
  • Even with the parking brake on, there is still a bit of play in the suspension.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2020
  • That may mean adding parking brakes, a seat belt for each seat, turn signals and front and rear lights.
    — Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Failures also could let the trucks roll if they are stopped and the parking brake isn't on.
    — CBS News, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Make sure your car is in gear, with the parking brake set and the tires that will stay on the ground chocked in place.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The Aztecs seemed to be driving with the parking brake on thereafter.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Initiate the parking brake to keep the car in place, then jack the car up with floor jacks and jack stands.
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • All models have front wheel drive and an electronic parking brake.
    — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 17 Mar. 2018
  • The engine was running, but the parking brake had been engaged.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The aircraft was reportedly at the gate with its parking brake set at the time.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2023
  • An officer had to engage the parking brake and shut off the engine.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2019
  • If the parking brake isn’t applied this could allow the vehicle to move.
    — Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2018
  • There’s a substantial starting lag as if the parking brake may still be engaged.
    — James Raia, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
  • The recall stems from an issue with the electronic parking brake.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2022
  • But, police said, Amoa had not set the tractor-trailer’s parking brake.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2018
  • If that happens, the parking brake can get stuck in the on position or fail to fully engage.
    — Tribune Wire Reports, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
  • What looks like a parking brake lever behind it is actually a drag-chute release lever.
    — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Dealers will properly adjust the parking brake, free of charge.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
  • For noises, start by parking the car safely, with the engine off and parking brake engaged.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Remain in the vehicle with your seat belt fastened, engine off and parking brake set.
    — Sam Morgen, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Remain in the vehicle with your seat belt fastened, engine off, and parking brake set.
    — Charles Ventura, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The car also applied the parking brake while the four-way flashers remained active.
    — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The suspect attempted to drive the car away with the wife and kids inside, but the parking brake stopped the car from moving.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 17 July 2022
  • In addition to power loss, a falling shaft can allow movement while in park if the parking brake isn’t on.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The problem can cause the side air bags to deploy late in a crash, and the parking brake can come on unexpectedly.
    — Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Officials said the airplane was parked at the gate with the parking brake set when the worker was sucked into the engine.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The automatic parking brake that's engaged every time the car is started earned the most ire.
    — Ryan White, Car and Driver, 18 May 2022
  • Special settings can allow the parking brake lever to be used in drifting, or sliding the back wheels sideways.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
  • In sane driving, the lever gently engages the electronic parking brake.
    — Sam Smith, Car and Driver, 24 July 2023

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