barreling

Example Sentences

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Convoys of heavy-duty trucks barreling across the Arabian desert have become an escape valve for the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

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

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

After barreling down the highway, he made a screeching U-turn, with us kids feeling like the car was going to tumble over on its side, but the squad car made one, too.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls