breakneck

Example Sentences

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Despite the widely publicized race for the exits among holders of so-called semiliquid funds, private credit is still expanding, albeit not at last year’s breakneck pace.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

During the pandemic, they expanded at a breakneck speed to keep up with demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

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

Both carts hurtled onward at breakneck speed, a wall of rock on one side of the narrowing road and a large tree on the other.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook