barreling

Example Sentences

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Airlines canceled thousands of flights because of a winter storm barreling up the East Coast, but that’s not the only thing spreading chaos across the air travel industry.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

But just as they were a couple of miles from safety, someone in the group saw a wall of snow — estimated to be the size of a football field — barreling toward them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Since the current bull run began in October 2022, investors have seen several rotation trades, including one that sent small caps barreling higher in the summer of 2024.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 13, 2025

The Labor Department’s release Thursday of the belated September jobs report reduced the haze, and despite signs of slowing, the U.S. economy isn’t barreling toward a cliff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

That way he got a little rest, and we didn’t run the risk of rounding a comer and barreling into a fallen tree or slow-moving cart.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss