hurtling

Example Sentences

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Is a life spent constantly looking backward instead of hurtling forward even worth grieving?

From Salon • May 30, 2026

A 13-year-old boy on an e-bike in Garden Grove died earlier this week after veering into the center median and hurtling onto the roadway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The team work quickly before Russian forces can detect them and send ballistic missiles hurtling towards us.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Asian carp have been hurtling into boaters throughout the Midwest, where some now wear helmets and cups for protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He was no more confident than Constance that the end wasn’t hurtling toward them.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart