quick-fire
Example Sentences
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Bournemouth's Junior Kroupi scores the equaliser in a dramatic 4-4 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford, after two quick-fire goals from United's Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha put the hosts in front.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
I played their game like ping pong, returning their quick-fire questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Wieke Kaptein opened the scoring in the 13th minute before a quick-fire Catarina Macario double, including a 53rd penalty.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
He speaks with a quick-fire cadence, spilling out thoughts as if his words can’t keep up with his brain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
He was only twelve then, but he could have been twenty-two: his quick-fire intelligence was already being cooled by gravity, the brittle self-assuredness of adolescence already annealing into the self-confidence of adulthood.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
