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.