rapid-fire
Example Sentences
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Now for some rapid fire recommendations: Since you’re into theater, my colleague Lisa Boone suggests the Pasadena Playhouse, a Tony Award-winning theater, which is close to home for you.
From Los Angeles Times
“Were you reading the book or writing a book?” he grumbled, but before I could say something back, he pulled out a notebook and started asking questions rapid fire.
From Literature
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The Internet Freedom Foundation said the compressed timeline would transform platforms into "rapid fire censors".
From BBC
The format - as the name suggests - involved rapid fire sketches, some lasting just ten seconds and none lasting longer than three minutes.
From BBC
Case studies by America’s National Fire Protection Association of nightclub fires in Europe and the U.S. repeatedly show that when sprinklers are absent and interior finishes are too flammable, rapid fire growth overwhelms occupants before they can escape.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.