- present participle of coast.
coasting
Example Sentences
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I instead recall coasting past a flotilla of icebergs in Alaska’s Glacier Bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
But it didn’t seem to bother him, and he got quite used to coasting through politics.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
“But I tell them, and the kids of my clients, that you have to keep going when you’re young. Then you can start coasting when you are in your early 40s.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
Battery recharging is often necessary by coasting on straightaways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
You think you’re coasting, that somehow being in here has become normal.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
