Wondering how to use Handlebar in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as bar.
Handlebar meaning
- The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.
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Synonyms of Handlebar
Using Handlebar
- The main meaning on this page is: The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands. | Xanax.
- Useful related words include: bar.
- In the example corpus, handlebar often appears in combinations such as: the handlebar, his handlebar, handlebar moustache.
Context around Handlebar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Handlebar
- In this selection, "handlebar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, left, wide, fake, moustache, clutch and caught stand out and add context to how "handlebar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the handlebar saloon and bike s handlebar. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "handlebar" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with handlebar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Spaulding said that there had been two fights at the Handlebar Saloon. (12 words)
There's also a bell built into the handlebar to alert pedestrians you're coming. (15 words)
Suddenly, from a stash in his handlebar basket he began pelting us with seriously overripe tomatoes. (16 words)
It’d be nice to think that if a visit were to be made by Dr Georgian Doctor, which, I’m sure, wasn’t the former GP’s name, he – because it would have been a he, back then – would have rolled the tips of his handlebar moustache while purring with approval. (52 words)
Meanwhile, Police said that based on information received, the motorcyclist was lying on the motorcycle with his hands on the handlebar and feet extended to the rear, without a safety helmet, while riding the cycle at a fast rate of speed. (41 words)
Over the span of his career, the look and feel of the barber shop and trends in hairstyles people ask for have changed from the days when the Handlebar shop boasted individual booths, shoe shiners and manicurists. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Normally operating a motorcycle requires coordination between the throttle on the right handlebar, clutch lever on the left handlebar and gears, which are usually shifted by the left foot.
But he then realised it was coming from Mr Franks' phone, which was on his e-bike's handlebar.
He only saw the sign at the last second and, despite swerving around it, the scooter’s right handlebar caught a hedge, leading to him lose his balance and fall off.
If you want to fine tune the position, the handlebar risers can be set in three different positions, bringing the bar closer or further away.
Meanwhile, Police said that based on information received, the motorcyclist was lying on the motorcycle with his hands on the handlebar and feet extended to the rear, without a safety helmet, while riding the cycle at a fast rate of speed.
Spaulding said that there had been two fights at the Handlebar Saloon.
Suddenly, from a stash in his handlebar basket he began pelting us with seriously overripe tomatoes.
The motorcycle is decidedly a street bike that doesn't sport the traditional wide handlebar and low seating position of the prototypical Harley.
A video circulating on social media shows a man with a ridiculously large, fake handlebar mustache screaming out the passenger window of a Honolulu police car as it flies past.
It’d be nice to think that if a visit were to be made by Dr Georgian Doctor, which, I’m sure, wasn’t the former GP’s name, he – because it would have been a he, back then – would have rolled the tips of his handlebar moustache while purring with approval.
It showed how a young Hitler, then a soldier in World War One, discovered that his handlebar moustache prevented his gas mask from being sealed tightly.
Over the span of his career, the look and feel of the barber shop and trends in hairstyles people ask for have changed from the days when the Handlebar shop boasted individual booths, shoe shiners and manicurists.
The handlebar height and width help keep a rider's center of gravity from pitching too far forward.
The Ramblas has three levels of pedal power assistance — Eco, Trail, and Turbo — which are selected with a simple three-button control on the left side of the handlebar.
We really like the design of the handlebars on the IC8, particularly the tactile tab at the top of each handlebar that makes it much easier to stay stable when you’re riding out of the saddle.
There's also a bell built into the handlebar to alert pedestrians you're coming.
These are generally small GPS tracking devices, hidden from potential thieves when placed in a light or inside a handlebar.
But, most bike shops will recommend and will offer you a wider rather than narrower handlebar.
The LED battery display on the handlebar is very basic but it’s readable in direct sunlight.
The Segway miniPRO PT is pocket-friendly and just as functional as any other Segway product though it lacks a handlebar.
Common combinations with handlebar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: