treadmill

Example Sentences

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The middle class is on a treadmill, and every year the belt speeds up.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The pattern holds whether scientists are testing how fast lizards run on a treadmill, measuring how sharks swim in the ocean, or tracking how quickly bacterial cells divide.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

“Maybe what I need to do is just celebrate all I’ve done instead of getting back into this rat race, on this treadmill, and look for something totally different,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The lawyer said these efforts enticed users to a "treadmill of continuous checking" for new content.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Finally he snapped off the TV and shut down the treadmill and glared at me.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff