racing

Example Sentences

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The court had heard the brothers were racing and trying to get ahead of each other on the stretch of road between Newtown and Welshpool.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Missile defense systems, orbital data centers, asteroid mining and Mars colonies: The final frontier beckons with untold riches and glory that Rocket Lab and others are racing to claim.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Miners are racing to develop deposits across Brazil, which holds the world’s second-largest rare-earth reserves after China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He hammered Grossman with questions about whether his wife had been drinking and racing with Erickson the night that she struck the boys with her Mercedes SUV at what experts testified was nearly 73 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Christopher clambered into the Ever Onward, his heart racing.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell