Example Sentences

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The vehicle careered off the road and rolled down the mountainside before coming to rest in a field below.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In the latest incident in Leipzig, a Volkswagen Taigo car careered from a major square in the old town down a busy pedestrian zone, travelling hundreds of metres.

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

Spurred on by the energy of fright it careered off like a runaway juggernaut.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques