barreling

Example Sentences

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Because everyone also knows Antetokounmpo is at his best when he’s barreling toward the rim with the ball in his hands — during which time Doncic is going to be doing what?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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

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

I was barreling up the ramp to the top-floor balcony and slammed into her, knocking her into an Apollo space capsule.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan