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

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

The couple's ceremony was held next to the race's mascot - Bill The Skeleton - and fellow competitors wished them luck as they whizzed by.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024

Immediately Mr. Curtain whizzed over to sit behind him, fitted his head inside the red helmet, and barked, “Ledroptha Curtain!”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart