How to Use turn signal in a Sentence

turn signal

noun
Definition of turn signalnext
  • There’s the horn and the turn signal and not much else.
    — Thomas Lake, CNN, 10 June 2024
  • The only other faux pas was the turn signal stalk, which has a wiper button on its end.
    — Tribune News Service, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Enlarge / Don't be that guy who leaves the turn signal flashing for the next several miles.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The man was also cited for weaving and not using a turn signal.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Could Chartier have invented the sequential turn signal or at the very least given Ford the idea for it?
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Merely activate the turn signal, and the Suburban changes lanes on its own.
    — cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • If the car has not, itself, suggested a lane change, the driver can still request one by tapping the turn signal stalk to indicate which side.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 24 May 2023
  • Lurking in the left lane, stealing a parking spot, not letting someone merge, not using a turn signal... all of these would be considered rude driving.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The headlight cluster has some rather intricate detailing, as does the turn signal embedded in the end of either side mirror.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2023
  • This young man had apparently seen my left turn signal and my hapless attempt to slip into the ripping current of left-turners.
    — Thomas Lake, CNN, 10 June 2024
  • Lane departure mitigation warns the driver of a lane departure when a turn signal isn’t used.
    — James Raia, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Whether your partner can’t stand loud chewing or hates when drivers fail to use their turn signal, everyone ultimately has that one little thing that really grinds their gears.
    — Zoë Hecht, Women's Health, 7 June 2023
  • Shell Wheatley Road On July 24, an officer stopped a vehicle that was driving 10 mph above the speed limit while also making lane violations and using the wrong turn signal.
    — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • No turn signal stalk is visible behind the wheel, with Tesla instead opting for capacitive buttons.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023
  • Automated lane changes are possible in many similar systems but, ordinarily, the driver has to request it, or assent to the car’s suggestion for a lane change, by using the turn signal.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 24 May 2023
  • Introduced in 2015, the system included such advanced features as allowing drivers to change lanes by tapping a turn signal and parallel parking on command.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Both vehicles turned into the Long Leaf Lakes subdivision where the aggressive driver – a woman - then pulled up next to the couple and began screaming profanities and accusing them of not using their turn signal.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Those tips include staying calm, maintaining a safe following distance behind other cars, avoiding aggressive driving, avoiding distractions such as cell phones and always using your turn signal.
    — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 17 July 2023

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