Example Sentences

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Unified school board member Rocío Rivas looked to be coasting to outright victories.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But it didn’t seem to bother him, and he got quite used to coasting through politics.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

“But I tell them, and the kids of my clients, that you have to keep going when you’re young. Then you can start coasting when you are in your early 40s.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Revenue came in at $13.69 billion, coasting above analyst projections for $13.63 billion, according to FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Her board started to lighten, and soon she and Shay had hopped on again, coasting over a ridge and down into a dark valley.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld