The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving.
1 The much-heralded 'hydrogen economy' never appears to get out of first gear .
2 His technique is robotic and his heart rate never leaves first gear .
3 I shifted into first gear , locked the hubs, and started the ascent.
4 He had a first gear , a tenth gear and nothing in between.
5 The driver threw it into first gear and hauled out of there.
6 Until something goes terribly wrong, everyone back home is idling in first gear .
7 The computer says you came all the way down here in first gear .
8 As of mid-February, the federal government remained stuck in first gear .
9 England barely emerged from first gear during their canter to victory.
10 The Kid cursed horribly, changed down to first gear , and floored the accelerator.
11 Laurel shoved the stick into first gear and peeled out of the driveway.
12 However, he didn't nab the first gear - only ascent until 2009.
13 And the Smith campaign has taken a while to grind out of first gear .
14 The Freightliner ground into first gear and lurched forward with a raggedy diesel roar.
15 Machiavelli turned the key in the ignition and wrenched the car into first gear .
16 The car rocked as Ryan shifted from first gear to reverse and back again.
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