coursing
Example Sentences
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A month of record-shattering heat thawed the snow and sent runoff coursing into streams and rivers, leaving only minimal water in the mountains as the state heads into dry season.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
But it’s fun nonetheless to hear his busy breakbeats coursing through “Season 2 Weight Loss,” a tune whose words and melody are as banal as its title.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Shares of PayPal were up 6.5% in afternoon action and coursing toward their largest one-day gain since April, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
You could feel the energy coursing through the room of well-spoken women, some wearing tightly wrapped headscarves, others in head-to-toe veils, and some -including Kabawat - bare-headed.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
So the winds drove this wreck over the deep, East Wind and North Wind, then South Wind and West, coursing each in turn to the brutal harry.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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