careen
Example Sentences
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But Vonn careened into the fence last Friday and revealed on Tuesday that she had torn the ACL in her left knee—the one that wasn’t surgically repaired.
The cat was careening around the table, stepping on people's plates and knocking over glasses.
From Literature
It is all too common for California’s budget to careen from year to year.
From Los Angeles Times
“Vivien’s Wild Ride” is far less frantic than advertised, though one of the first things we see is from the point of view of a camera careening down one of San Francisco’s trademark hills.
When Jack, patrolling alone in a heavy rain, sees Robert’s speeding van careen off a mountain road, he takes possession of the loot, camouflages the crash site and celebrates having become an instant millionaire.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
