whizzed

Example Sentences

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Svetnoy has said the bullet whizzed past his head and “narrowly missed him,” according to the gaffer’s suit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But he had not accounted for those Sunderland-supporting runners who were not so thrilled to see him as they whizzed past.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

We made it to the top, whizzed down the other side, passed the test—and passed it again and again, all the way across the country, through the agonizingly steep hills of western Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

That same year, feeling restless, he whizzed off to Washington to work for Mr. Kissinger in the State Department.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

Thousands of trainees whizzed past, their mantles a riot of colors: more Levels Ones in white, Level Twos in bright orange, Level Threes in sapphire blue, and Level Fours in plum purple.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton