How to Use hit the gas in a Sentence

hit the gas

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Definition of hit the gasnext
  • The driver stopped briefly then hit the gas and took off.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Then the course changed directions, the wind was no longer in her face and Weaver hit the gas.
    — Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
  • After giving the phone back to Wright, the friend jumped in the vehicle and Lowe hit the gas.
    — Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The drivers of both jeeps shift into reverse and hit the gas.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 27 Feb. 2023
  • That's when the Knights hit the gas for 21 unanswered points culminating in the Hunt pick-six to reach 70.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2020
  • In the video, the dad of three asked the little guy what his favorite smell is, as the 10-year-old hopped on a blue bike and hit the gas pedal.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Instead, Harris ducked his head and hit the gas, running Caprio over.
    — Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2022
  • When police tried pulling the van over, the driver hit the gas, leading them on a chase with speeds reaching 100 mph.
    — Kat Teurfs, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Keflezighi hit the gas, the riskiest of risky moves among elite long-distance runners.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Most of the winners get relatively close to the front early, hang out, then hit the gas pedal at the right time.
    — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 7 May 2022
  • The usual instinct would be to hit the gas and accelerate.
    — Tim Gray, Variety, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The Wildcats struggled to pull away from Miami (Ohio) in the first half, then hit the gas after halftime to ease to a 37-13 win.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The driver of the car instead hit the gas, taking off just as the school bus had dropped the children off, plowing into the family.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The police determined the elderly male driver hit the gas instead of the break.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Focus instead on Klain’s idea that the message of the off-year election wasn’t for Democrats in Washington to slam the brakes, but to hit the gas pedal.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Peach said the driver may have accidentally hit the gas pedal in the parking lot, causing the car to drive through the front of the restaurant.
    — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 22 Dec. 2020
  • The protesters swarmed the vehicle — and police responded to the fracas — before the driver hit the gas and plowed into the crowd, sources said.
    — Fox News, 22 July 2021
  • Police are taught never to reach into an open car door because a driver might hit the gas, dragging the officer.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
  • An officer got out of one of the undercover vehicles, and the driver of the Honda hit the gas and pinned him between the two vehicles.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Miller, who finished with 21 points, grabbed the rebound and hit the gas pedal to push up the court seemingly after every Westminster missed out.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Firefighters discovered a rock slide behind one of the shopping center’s buildings, which had hit the gas line.
    — Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The man told Santa Rosa deputies Stoodley became impatient and hit the gas, striking the man and two of the puppies, killing one of them and breaking the other’s leg, according to the report.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 4 May 2023
  • President Joe Biden proposed a tax holiday on fuel, but not everybody in Congress is ready to hit the gas.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022
  • Officials did not say whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident, but initial reports state that the driver might have hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes near the ridge.
    — Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The driver of a car hit the gas instead of the brake, leading to the vehicle crashing into the pizzeria located near Warner and Cooper roads, according to Gilbert police.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Walsh said prosecutors hadn’t ruled out that Moore hit the gas mistakenly and said there’s a lack of admission regarding Moore’s mental state.
    — oregonlive, 27 July 2022
  • Police said the driver — his girlfriend — hit the gas, and Marquez fired several shots at pursuing officers.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
  • There, a participant with a disability who was driving a vehicle in the parade hit the gas, killing one man and injuring another.
    — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Instead, Phelps immediately hit the gas and challenged all five defenders from Wichita State.
    — Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Unlike 2022’s bikercore craze that really encouraged people to hit the gas pedal, both brands and street style darlings have offered a few options that take the aviator jackets into glam territory.
    — refinery29.com, 9 Feb. 2023

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