Example Sentences

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The driver was arrested after the vehicle careered from a main square down a major city centre street, close to historic sites.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

"The jury and the organisers have decided to stop the race," they said as Austria's Nina Ortlieb and Marte Monsen of Norway had also careered off-piste.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Thousands of houses have been damaged or destroyed as fast-running water careered down streets, carrying cars, while highways were blocked with debris and electricity cut off.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

The work vehicle careered down the road before smashing through the gates beside Knaresborough Station and hitting a Victorian signal box, causing major disruption to services between Harrogate and York.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

A bus careered past and sprayed us with a fountain of rust-brown puddle water, drenching us.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman