How to Use shift gears in a Sentence

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• Without that code, our coffee doesn’t brew, our cars don’t shift gears, and our sewing machines can’t stitch.
  — Kyle Wiens, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Oct. 2017
• But let’s shift gears and focus on someone who gave up her chance to win and became a hero in a whole different kind of way.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
• Those may be costs worth absorbing to have the ability to shift gears more quickly financially, Long says.
  — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
• In any case, there doesn’t seem much danger of Thatcher suddenly shifting gears and signing on for a Marvel movie.
  — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
• Tyler Perry is shifting gears after decades of working in the entertainment industry.
  — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026
• Your vehicle hesitates when shifting gears A short pause or delay between pressing the gas and your car responding is an early sign of transmission trouble.
  — Michael Kurko, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
• Caltrans and food After working in catering during the height of the pandemic, Schmidt shifted gears to be a highway maintenance worker for Caltrans.
  — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
• These improved results, attributed to shifting gears through the period, led the Danish jewelry giant to raise its 2026 revenue guidance.
  — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• Having already proven its process at a one-ton-per-day demonstration scale, Hertha is shifting gears toward commercial production at its upcoming facility, Chalyx.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026