streaking

Example Sentences

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ET on Wednesday, leaving plumes streaking across the sky as its boosters and engines fired away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Dotting or streaking the batter with apple butter introduces a punch of deep, spiced fruit flavor.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

Astonished Scots have captured a meteor streaking and burning brightly across the night sky.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

I grabbed at colors—the crimson flower just out of reach, the ebony bird streaking past.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate