barreling

Example Sentences

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Airlines canceled thousands of flights because of a winter storm barreling up the East Coast, but that’s not the only thing spreading chaos across the air travel industry.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Airport travelers on the East Coast were already facing a difficult Sunday with a blizzard barreling toward New York and much of the Northeast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

There’s hockey puck, lots of it: The rowdy U.S. women is barreling into the semifinals, and the NHL stars have finally returned to build a feisty U.S. men’s team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Since the current bull run began in October 2022, investors have seen several rotation trades, including one that sent small caps barreling higher in the summer of 2024.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 13, 2025

Ernie had asked as soon as they reached Tess’s front porch, where she stood as if waiting for the brothers from New York—the city boys—to come barreling down the hill.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds