barreling

Example Sentences

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In Asia, diesel markets are flashing a warning sign about possible shortages—a harbinger of what could be barreling toward Europe, Noel-Beswick added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

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

But just as they were a couple of miles from safety, someone in the group saw a wall of snow — estimated to be the size of a football field — barreling toward them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 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

Then one afternoon at the end of 1941, their cousin Fred Garret came barreling down the dirt road beside their field.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot