barreling
Example Sentences
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When Ritchson isn’t barreling through that summertime face-punching tour, he fronts pleasing if unchallenging straight-to-streaming romps like “Playdate” and “War Machine.”
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
You don’t need to be rich to burn the road behind you to the point of no return, just confident enough to keep barreling forward.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Facing the smallest country ever to reach the World Cup’s knockout rounds, Argentina found itself in the shocking position of a 2-2 score line deep into extra time, barreling toward a penalty shootout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Postal Service is again barreling toward insolvency, and on Friday it reported a $2 billion quarterly loss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
There were a couple of miserable wet soldiers manning the gun emplacements, who waved and shouted as the girls on their bicycles came barreling past, brakes screeching with the steepness of the descent.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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