barreling

Example Sentences

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Barreling her way into the paint with too much force, Jones tumbled to the floor, drawing a charging foul.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Barreling down Interstate 85 the next afternoon through suffocating Southern heat, Strings just knew he’d made a mistake.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2021

Barreling south is the Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa, fresh from fleet duties with the Bering Sea Patrol.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2021

Barreling toward them: an 18-ton tractor-trailer going about 80 mph.

From Washington Times • Feb. 26, 2018

Barreling around Earth in a narrow orbit with a speed of something near or over 12,000 miles an hour the tiny new moon had, since his ascent, charged directly into his downward free fall.

From Shipwreck in the Sky by Binder, Eando