kinetic energy

Example Sentences

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B-net is temporary and closer to webbing that’s aimed at absorbing the kinetic energy of a falling skier.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Their momentum spread out again, kinetic energy increased rapidly, and the system resumed absorbing energy without limit.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

He brought both a rough male texture to his direction and a kinetic energy that matched the violence of life in medieval Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The faster athletes move, the greater kinetic energy they produce.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

I’m that coin on its way down, screaming in the neck of the funnel, with nothing but my own kinetic energy and centrifugal force keeping me from dropping into darkness.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman