Ratchet in a sentence

Each rotor had a ratchet with 26 teeth and every time a key was pressed, the set of spring-loaded pawls moved forward in unison, trying to engage with a ratchet.

In another type, a ratchet relay has a ratchet mechanism that holds the contacts closed after the coil is momentarily energized.

In this case, "over center" refers to the ratchet being stable and "locked" in a given position until clicked forward again; it has nothing to do with the ratchet being unable to turn in the reverse direction.

And then we actually leased quite a bit in the last 12 months that we now can hire and turn that equipment back to the lessor is and ratchet down a little bit of across our network there which will help the cost structure a little bit.

Aslef hoped the new walkouts would "ratchet up the pressure" on train companies and the government to give train drivers their first pay rise in more than four years.

As of today, the latest round of additions to the PS Plus Game Catalog have and include titles like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, to name a few.

China has opposed military drills involving U.S. forces in the region as well as increasing U.S. military deployments, which it warned would ratchet up tensions and hamper regional stability and peace.

Dublin's sharp rise in expenses is not an anomaly though, with two-thirds of Eurozone cities seeing their cost of living ranking ratchet up in the global list, with only French and Scandinavian cities seemingly staving off dramatic rises.

He even claimed that a ratchet being used at this short distance would be no greater a blow than “a fist being used”.

If Anthony Albanese had plans to ratchet up Australia’s climate ambitions over coming months, his German counterpart could provide him with a cautionary tale.

In the meantime, the decision to seek legal help can ratchet up tensions, leaving victims vulnerable.

Macklem acknowledged Wednesday that the cumulative rate hikes will strain Canada’s economy and ratchet up the pressure on households, though he maintained it is necessary to slow spending demand and ultimately cool inflation.

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart for PlayStation 5 is currently available at a discounted price of just $29 for a limited time on Amazon.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart ended up being the perfect next platformer to take the latest generation of console by storm.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on PC is a near-perfect port of the fantastic PS5 game, giving those on PC the chance to experience its exciting action sequences, emotional character moments, and cutting-edge graphics.

They’ll ratchet up the charm and sweet talk candidates into believing that there's a fantastic boss, the firm is in excellent financial condition and there is a fast-track career path.

You will find a 1/4" drive 100 tooth ratchet handle, a drive spinner handle, a wobble extension bar and an assortment of sockets.

As a result, analysts and investors continue to ratchet up their price estimates for just how much higher Bitcoin might go.

A string of stronger-than-expected reports on the economy has raised such hopes, but it’s also forced investors to ratchet back expectations for how deeply the Fed will ultimately cut rates.

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