How to Use turbo in a Sentence

turbo

noun
Definition of turbonext
  • The twin-turbo V8 will fire up and announce you to the block.
    — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 20 Jan. 2020
  • But the price hikes got turbo-charged this spring with the Russian war.
    — Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 7 June 2022
  • The twin-turbo V-8 isn't the only thing Alpina touched.
    — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 19 May 2020
  • While the run time may seem short, bear in mind that's at the turbo setting.
    — Popular Mechanics, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The transporter driver opened the back of the truck, went inside and fired up the twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6.
    — WSJ, 11 Dec. 2021
  • With the turbo function on we felt the difference in the space in just a half hour.
    — Elizabeth Marino, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
  • Use one of the nine speeds, including turbo mode for dense foods, to blend, pureé, or mix.
    — Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Waddle thinks the new speed will give the Dolphins’ offense a turbo boost.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Under the hood, meanwhile, the twin-turbo V-8 has been bored out to 4.5 liters, because why not?
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 May 2022
  • The 130's engine offerings are trimmed from the bottom and the top, which means there's no turbo four and no V-8.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 19 Jan. 2023
  • One is the rapid growth of e-commerce, which has been turbo-charged by the pandemic.
    — The Economist, 20 Mar. 2021
  • The turbo four-cylinder fades into the background and the transmission makes the most of the available power.
    — Nick Kurczewski, Car and Driver, 19 Sep. 2022
  • What Could Be Better The steam output seems to decrease over time, even on the turbo setting.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
  • As its moniker implies, the sporty two-door packed a thrilling turbo engine good for around 113 horses.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Mid-Ohio was a difficult track to drive because of the turbo lag off slow corners.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But that little turbo engine squeezes the most out of three cylinders.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2020
  • With the turbo, the CX-30 gets an engine worthy of its taut little chassis.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 21 May 2021
  • It’s one of the few jests that nod to the rampant and obvious turbo-gentrification of the city.
    — Misha Berson, Variety, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Richardson has replaced Emory Jones during the third series of the first two games and turbo charged the Gators’ attack.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Raptor long ago abandoned its V-8 for a twin-turbo V-6.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2022
  • As for grunt, the Sprinter’s turbo diesel 3-liter V-6 ensures that your ride will be smooth no matter the payload.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2021
  • McCormick says, which gave a turbo boost to lead and silver mining.
    — Ann Gibbons, Science | AAAS, 30 Mar. 2020
  • The copter has twin turbo shaft engines with four blades along a tail rotor and a retractable landing gear.
    — Tim Darnell, ajc, 26 Jan. 2020
  • The hybrid system gives you the instant torque to get off the line in a snap, driving the car forward while the turbos on that V-8 start doing their thing.
    — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
  • There’s plenty of power off the line, more so at speed, thanks to minimal turbo lag.
    — cleveland, 11 July 2020
  • The numbers on the side refer to the firing order of its turbo five-cylinder engine.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 10 June 2021
  • Lay into the firm, linear brake pedal, and the four-piston front and two-piston rear stoppers are a match for the turbo three's fury.
    — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The pandemic era has turbo-charged each side of that triangle.
    — Ben McKenzie, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2022
  • What cutting-edge tech made it to production – a carbon chassis, four turbos, and all-wheel drive – was all the market could bear.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Standard mode affords you 35 minutes of cleaning time, while the high-suction turbo mode will last for up to 10 minutes on a single charge.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024

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