How to Use horsepower in a Sentence

horsepower

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  • But the history of the Viper is more than just a tale of horsepower and speed.
    — Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 17 July 2024
  • This results in a ratio of 27 horsepower per ton, enough to drive it to a top speed of 42 miles per hour.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Still, the horsepower in its three-cylinder engine amounts to a tepid 76.
    — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • To run a stock car at Kansas again with limited horsepower and all the aero … no.
    — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2022
  • This model was deemed stronger and lighter than the ones before with a 22 horsepower engine.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Kansas marks the final race of the season in which the rules package of 550 horsepower will be used this season.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The result is a reel with the finesse needed to land the smallest native, but with enough horsepower to tame the largest steelhead.
    — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
  • With its 500 horsepower, this vehicle is for leaving folks in your dust on race tracks and open roads.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This is all to say here's a boxer with a whole lotta horsepower—or pony-power, to be exact.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The horsepower that car produces -- 2,107! -- is mind-blowing.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2024
  • This kind of imaging horsepower is a first in the Snapdragon 7 series.
    — Marco Chiappetta, Forbes, 20 May 2022
  • The five-horsepower motor is capable of moving air at a rate of 140 cubic feet per minute — twice the flow rate of other shop vacs.
    — Good Housekeeping, 7 Feb. 2023
  • They’re based on the same chassis and make the same 320 horsepower, but while the Type R retains a hard edge, the Type S is better suited for daily duties.
    — Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2024
  • So the key to big gains in overall horsepower and battery life is assigning the right cores to various jobs.
    — Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022
  • From the start of April through the end of July, Binance suffered a dramatic downshift in horsepower.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The short 90-inch wheelbase truck came standard with a Falcon 85 horsepower in-line-six engine that was placed just behind the front axle.
    — David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Each unit—with one per axle for all-wheel-drive Airs—generates a potent 650 horsepower.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The Pro Series blenders, in particular, are able to crush ice, grate cheese, grind meat with a 2.2 peak horsepower motor.
    — Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
  • For fans looking to mix horsepower with horse racing, Ford’s Garage is the place to be with its Kentucky Derby goings-on.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2024
  • The Ariya's beefiest all-wheel-drive setup bumps output to a solid 389 horsepower.
    — Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Three electric motors are said to provide both all-wheel traction and up to 1000 horsepower.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This was not a problem that could be solved by unions alone, but unions, if strategically harnessed, had the horsepower to fight it.
    — Eleni Schirmer, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The new 850 horsepower powertrain uses Rivian’s new in-house Enduro motors, with one in the front axle and two in the rear axle.
    — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Ford has promised a higher-horsepower version of the Raptor coming soon, so this dinosaur fight is not over.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The hypercar’s massive mill doesn’t just spit out more horsepower, though.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 May 2022
  • The new vehicle offers the most horsepower and torque yet in a utility side-by-side, Polaris said.
    — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The Curtiss, by contrast, looks vicious: satin-black, ears back, with eight finned cylinders churning out 40 horsepower, a big dog ready to bite.
    — Elana Scherr, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • My Camaro is four hundred and fifty horsepower, and that’s a lot of tiny Clydesdales to be galloping in one engine.
    — Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022
  • On the other end of the spectrum, the Pro S Plus trim has an all-wheel drive variant (335 horsepower) and more premium features like a head-up display.
    — Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 25 June 2024
  • Nintendo could announce a new Nintendo Switch any day now, one that is expected to sport a larger, eight-inch screen and more horsepower.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2024

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