breakneck

Example Sentences

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Detention centers are being built at breakneck speed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

In their past two meetings with Celtic they had started slowly, but now they were moving at breakneck pace.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

In the announcement, OpenAI cited a series of user metrics pointing to a breakneck pace of AI adoption.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

And if they had, it was quickly overshadowed by something else in our breakneck news cycle, like FBI director Kash Patel chugging beer with the gold medal–winning men’s hockey team.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

She felt the force of the air behind her, propelling her to turn around, and her legs took her at breakneck speed down the path.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo