whizzing

Example Sentences

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Cars were whizzing by, so I had to stop every few feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Visit Bogota and it's hard to miss the Rappi bikes with bright orange bags featuring a moustache motif whizzing around the city dropping deliveries off.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

To chase them down, the Large Hadron Collider sends particles whizzing around an underground ring at phenomenal speeds until they smash into each other.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

It’s as if we’re inside a pinball machine, with tiny objects orbiting around one another maniacally, wheels spinning, helmets twisting, boards whizzing by or flying into the air before crashing back down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

The only sound was the swish of cars whizzing by on the wet street out front.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez