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handlebar

noun

Definition of handlebar

as in bar

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Recent Examples of handlebar And just look at that center-dashboard display with the handlebar. — Tc Sottek, The Verge, 27 May 2026 Adjustable handlebar to accommodate different parent heights. — ABC News, 12 May 2026 The band helps mount the speaker to the shoulder straps of your backpack or purse, and to the handlebars of your bike while on the move. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 12 May 2026 The street had heavy traffic at times, but amidst the cars, a few teenage riders popped wheelies, with pictures of the boy on their handlebars. — Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for handlebar

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Noun

Playing in a seedy Bowery bar to a small group of fellow struggling musicians, the band struck a chord of disharmony that rocked the foundation of the mid-seventies music scene.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
There's a school, a post office, a bar and a Corn Grower’s State Bank branch, plus the Midwest Farmer's Coop where growers sell their produce and buy supplies like feed and fertilizer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bar

Noun

Now, with a year under his belt and with the addition of general manager Trent Mossbrucker, the 51-year-old coach has a better handle on the challenges of building a roster in 2026.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
The Mercyenforcer grips the handle of his light in his bare hand to look into my other eye.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of handle

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The Proposal actress’s strapless gown featured a corset bodice and a bold thigh-high slit on her right side, which was framed with a giant bow.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
There will also be menu items inspired by pop culture icons such as the Simpsons and Hello Kitty, including a strawberry cheesecake sundae topped with a chocolate bow, sold from the Studio Scoops dessert stand.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bow

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Long before feedback control, engineers relied on open-loop systems — and still do.

— Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
The ride reaches speeds of 72 mph, the fastest coaster in Universal’s global portfolio, while traversing 4,100 feet of track, two towering inverted loops and a pretzel loop.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of loop

Noun

That's pretty darn cool for people getting to grips with the latest generation of robotics programming tools and training systems.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026
As Russia’s war in Ukraine becomes increasingly costly with no end in sight, the Kremlin has kept tightening its grip over Russian society.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of grip

Noun

This means footrests extending out at the level of the rear hub and two handgrip bars running parallel to the bench seating.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Adults with lower handgrip strength showed accelerated biological aging on epigenetic clocks, which measure DNA methylation to reveal a person’s true biological age.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

Definition of handgrip

Noun

From a 10-mile corridor to one suspicious shaft The problem with relying on one monitoring method is that each technology sees only part of the picture.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
In April 2025, a 27-year-old woman died after falling down a 50-foot shaft near the power plant.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of shaft

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