handlebar
Americannoun
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Usually handlebars.
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the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands.
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a bar or rod, usually of metal and having a handle at one end, used for handling, guiding, or maneuvering some object.
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A simple change in handlebar grip can interrupt sensor contact or blood flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
At 82, the former electrician with his legendary handlebar moustache is still receiving visitors in an office at the heart of the former Gdansk shipyards.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
As Angus spoke, Ernie Haecker, a longtime train lover, nodded in understanding, grinning beneath a handlebar mustache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Couriers using e-bikes with wide tyres and handlebar gloves have become a common sight in cities across Scotland.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2023
He twisted one end of his handlebar mustache with patient amusement as the crowd quieted.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
The rider would then be alerted via either visual signals on the frame, vibrations in the handlebars or through technology inside their helmet.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
The person at the handlebars, whose back Colin clutches in moments of adrenaline-infused intimacy, is Ray, played with a sense of flinty mystery by Mr. Skarsgård.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
“Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power,” he said.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
Such was Deignan's determination to win, the handlebars of her bike were traced with blood at the finish.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024
She watched him pedal away, a big man on a small bicycle, the morning sun glaring off the handlebars.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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