breakneck

Example Sentences

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I asked slowly, still reeling from the breakneck pace of the telephone exchange and trying to wrap my head around what had happened.

From Literature

During the pandemic, they expanded at a breakneck speed to keep up with demand.

From The Wall Street Journal

“One Battle After Another” moves with breakneck speed, its 162 minutes going by in a flash.

From Los Angeles Times

Detention centers are being built at breakneck speed.

From Los Angeles Times

In their past two meetings with Celtic they had started slowly, but now they were moving at breakneck pace.

From BBC