velocity

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

As far as baseball, he added a slider this season, picked up some velocity and tries to throw three pitches for strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

"The spectra revealed that the signatures of the high-temperature plasma change velocity between the three observations, following the orbital motion of the white dwarf rather than that of the Be star," the researcher continues.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Its bespoke units are packed with sensors that detect acceleration, velocity, and other variables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The fear is that sustained higher oil prices could feed back into inflation, just as many parts of the world thought they were finally achieving escape velocity.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The engineer was more reckless than his predecessor, going faster, goading the machine into velocity.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead