careen

Example Sentences

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Even the slightest misstep made me feel like I was about to careen out of control.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the tram careens past, a delivery man can been seen leaping to safety from his bicycle, while a passerby also races out of the way.

From Barron's

Then, one of the lights morphed into the looming shape of a helicopter, careening into view and growing larger.

From The Wall Street Journal

He careens down the sheet of ice at 50 miles per hour, uses one of the final turns as a launchpad, flies out of the bob run and over a ski chalet to safety.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the wreckage of the 2007-09 recession, when the Dow careened below 6600, the American economy has zoomed past its rich counterparts to become far larger than that of the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal