streaking

Example Sentences

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Every night around the world, thousands of automated sky cameras watch for flashes of light streaking across the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Then, holding the stick in her left hand, Murphy slid the puck across the ice to her streaking teammate, who promptly banged it into the back of the net.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Dozens of people in the west Highlands reported an orange glow and a "bang", and the meteor was captured streaking across the sky on doorbell security cameras.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

But a second later, he was up again, streaking through the tall corn, dragging a broken wing.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson