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Example sentences for: brakes

How can you use “brakes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Putting the brakes on biologically driven human betterment would have real consequences for science.
Cells were pelleted at 400 g for five minutes without brakes, the supernatant was decanted and the pellet was loosened by vortexing at setting 4. Cells were washed with 1% BSA/PBS and repelleted.
It's refreshing to be reminded every so often that there is still at least one thing that can put the brakes on our warp-drive news cycle--the three-day weekend.
If you’re going to join in, check the brakes and tires and make sure a strong lock is included.
But the increase would certainly have slammed the brakes on an economy that's still running very hot.