coasting

Example Sentences

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Coasting counterculture reached its true boom days in the 1990s, which were dotted with underachiever fare like “Slacker,” “Clerks,” “The Big Lebowski” and “Wayne’s World.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2022

Coasting into the long walkway back to the media center and locker room, she shrugged her shoulders when her time — 53.88 seconds — flashed on the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre jumbotron.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022

Coasting toward a gold medal at the 2006 Turin Games and, adding a little style to a coronating jump, she slipped and skidded to the snow.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2018

“We laugh when the Weather Channel folks come down and get so dramatic,” said David Calametti, publisher of Alabama Coasting Magazine.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2018

Coasting through the school door, weaving and winding across the pavement, riding the asphalt wave, avoiding the bus waiters and the pickup parents.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds