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How to use revs in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word revs? Here are some examples.

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On entering Henry Street, the car's engine revs, it spurts forward and the driver appears to lose control momentarily.
It's more of an erratic growl which shrieks blue murder up towards 6000 revs and beyond.
When he cleared the bend he would release the brake and the car would leap forward as the revs soared towards the 7000 mark on the tachometer.
This gives a maximum power output of 110 horsepower generated at 5,800 revs.
Like the V8 it mates to a five-speed automatic with adaptive shift control and a manual mode that matches engine revs on downshifts.
The problem is that rotaries have a dipsomaniacal thirst for petrol and oil and produce most of their power at high revs.
It's a smooth and flexible motor that pulls strongly from low revs right round to the limiter cutting in at 7200 rpm.
The engine will quite happily sit at the legal limit in fifth gear at under 2000 revs.
As a general rule, we have been reducing maximum revs by 1,000 rpm for free practice on Friday.
It responds to high revs and comes alive as the red rev counter homes in on the 8,000 rpm redline.
Clonk it gently into first, ride the clutch against a stack of revs and away you go.
He has been running his leaf blower as she revs the obnoxiously loud engine in her drag car.
Drop it down to second with some clunking from the sequential box, the revs rise, press the pedal to the floor and the world blurs.
A petrol engine will spin happily, in some cases to 8,000 or 9,000 revs per minute.
The flight was 25 miles in total and my ground speed was 60 mph with the bar in and about 6,000 revs on the tach.
Tuesdays are the slowest day of the week for most malls and multiplexes, so any promo that revs up sales would be welcome.
The flashing orange lights of the recovery vehicle beam into my room as the mechanic continually revs the failing engine.
Even in traffic, the engine saunters along contentedly at low revs, keeping fuel consumption down.
At such high revs, the pistons will be doing a super job of abrading the cylinder walls.
But turn the key, click the semi-automatic gearshift into drive and as the revs rise, comfort drops down the scale.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Although the car is sluggish and rumbly over the opening stages, once the revs build and the turbo kicks in, performance is pleasing.
As your engine revs up, the system trims the engine down, tucking in the running gear to provide some lift at the stern, helping you get on plane quickly.
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