wheel comes off
Frequency: 7.010.0 per million words
for a wheel to become detached from a vehicle
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Examples (10)
- The front wheel unexpectedly came off the scooter, causing a minor accident.
- If the nuts aren't tightened properly, the wheel could come off on the highway.
- During the demolition derby, it was common to see a wheel come off one of the cars.
- She nervously watched as the cart's wheel almost came off while going downhill.
- A poorly maintained axle caused the wheel to eventually come off the old wagon.
- The engineer assured them that there was no chance of the wheel coming off the new train.
- Imagine the chaos if a wheel were to come off an airplane during takeoff.
- He had to pull over immediately when he felt the rear wheel begin to come off.
- After hitting the pothole, the mountain bike's front wheel almost came off.
- The children shrieked with laughter as the wheel came off their homemade soapbox car.