hurtled
Example Sentences
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The plane then hurtled into a nearly minute-long nosedive, plummeting almost three miles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Sprinting robots hurtled themselves full-speed into a wall like Forrest Gump with a death wish.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
On the boulevard itself, parking spots were filling up as drivers hurtled down the busy roadway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
They jumped backwards out of the way as the car hurtled towards them and then the car sped off.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Cars and trucks and buses—all hurtled over that bridge as if the devil himself was chasing them.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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