How to Use steering column in a Sentence

steering column

noun
  • Two stalks emerge from the right side of the steering column.
    — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 13 May 2023
  • The door lock was damaged and the steering column peeled to start the truck.
    — cleveland, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The ignition switch is on the dash rather than the steering column.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The wipers are controlled by a stalk sprouting from the right of the steering column.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The shifter moves from the center console to the steering column.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The car’s steering column was peeled and the ignition punched out.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The car was littered with trash, the steering column peeled off, and the dome lights removed.
    — The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2022
  • This small amount of torque on the steering column lets the car know those hands are applying that force.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • But the driver’s legs were trapped under the steering column.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The steering column had been peeled in an apparent attempt to start the car.
    — cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The steering column was peeled back in an attempt to start the vehicle.
    — cleveland, 4 Feb. 2023
  • And the steering column is now solidly mounted for a greater sense of connection.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
  • Then that steering column folds forward at the hinge, and the saddle does a 180.
    — New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The steering column has a simple gear selector for park, reverse and drive.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The steering column upper shaft may detach, which can result in lost control.
    — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The car’s front passenger window was shattered and the steering column had been stripped.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 18 July 2023
  • The steering column support structure may crack or break in certain right-hand, stand-up drive models.
    — Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2021
  • The rear passenger window was smashed, and the steering column was damaged.
    — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The thief entered the Ford and peeled the steering column, but was unable to get the Ranger turned on.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The steering column was also broken as the burglar had attempted to steal the car.
    — Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The eighth camera is the infrared lens that sits above the steering column and monitors the driver.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 4 June 2021
  • The user-configurable portion is to the left of the screen and is controlled by a stalk on the steering column.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 June 2022
  • The only thing that feels like the onset of an all-day plane crash is climbing in and smacking your knees on the low steering column.
    — Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020
  • Suspects are breaking the back window to gain entry and then peeling back the steering column.
    — James E. Causey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Hyundai moved the gear selector from the center console to a knob sprouting from the steering column.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The driver’s door was unlocked and steering column peeled as if someone tried starting it without a key.
    — cleveland, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Mounted on the steering column is the infrared sensor keeping track of the driver’s gaze.
    — Bryan Campbell, Forbes, 3 June 2022
  • Although the airbag deployed, the dummy's head was still able to hit the steering wheel hard enough to break the wheel from the steering column.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2021
  • In the Mach-E, however, there is a camera wart on the steering column.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The instrument binnacle is mounted to and moves with the steering column.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 June 2022

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