whizzed

Example Sentences

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But he had not accounted for those Sunderland-supporting runners who were not so thrilled to see him as they whizzed past.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

We made it to the top, whizzed down the other side, passed the test—and passed it again and again, all the way across the country, through the agonizingly steep hills of western Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Their mission was clear the instant those giant buses whizzed past adoring thousands on downtown streets and emptied a group of tearful hugging players into a roaring Dodger Stadium for their first-ever November celebration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025

That same year, feeling restless, he whizzed off to Washington to work for Mr. Kissinger in the State Department.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

“What are you running away from?” they’d call out as I whizzed past, books tight against my chest, eyes focused on the spot in front of my feet.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago