whizzing

Example Sentences

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A bizarre pursuit unfolded along the residential streets of Oceanside this week as a helicopter and half a dozen sheriff’s patrol cars chased a teen whizzing away from them on an electric dirt bike.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Cars were whizzing by, so I had to stop every few feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But there is a long way to go before flying cars are whizzing through the air every day.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

Who knew that by eating at the Bangkok night markets and whizzing through traffic on the back of scooters on this trip I was already living in the future?

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

Mrs. Reilly snatched the whizzing lute string from Ignatius.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole