hurtle

Example Sentences

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But back in Cortina, one man is still watching visitors hurtle down racecourses, ski jumps and bobsled tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

The accident, which saw the picture-postcard 19th-century Gloria tramway hurtle into a building after careering off the rails, shocked the Portuguese capital, laying bare fears over the safety of the popular yet ageing tourist attraction.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

As these battered vans hurtle through the desert, it’s obvious that “Sirât” believes the age of “Mad Max” has already begun.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

The candidates, once leading characters in the American story, hurtle back into supporting roles or relative obscurity.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2024

But these are the laws our planet obeys as we ourselves, glued by gravity to the surface of the Earth, hurtle through interplanetary space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan