Words similar to gears

Example sentences for: gears

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

(You can just throw them in the washing machine, if the kids' sandy clothes haven't stripped the gears yet.)
You will rarely get out of the lower gears, but the wonderful panoramas are ample reward.
"The winning contestant will, after being crowned, open up her head and show us all the little gears and circuits inside."
("The predictable lesson--justice isn't cut and dry--clogs the film's gears," says the Washington Post 's Eric Brace.)
Uncowed by the posturing and brinkmanship attributed to both sides, Albright quickly switched gears, from passive envoy to diplomacy maven.