streaking

Example Sentences

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ET on Wednesday, leaving plumes streaking across the sky as its boosters and engines fired away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Dotting or streaking the batter with apple butter introduces a punch of deep, spiced fruit flavor.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

But Nix rolled right, and threw across his body to an uncovered Sutton streaking down the field for a touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2025

And he had; while Skeeter was streaking down a road with his master astride him, his heart failed, and he stumbled and was dead.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote