Example Sentences

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"Today, people are coasting into the holiday weekend with relief that the job numbers were solid," said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group in Omaha.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023

“The pace is not fast enough to achieve the SDGs. I feel that we are coasting somewhat,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2017

Except for a few committees examining high-profile issues, many legislators are coasting from the recent Easter holiday toward the Memorial Day recess.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now it is July 4�and they are coasting along in first place, four games ahead of the pack.

From Time Magazine Archive

And tumbling off a sled when you are coasting is rather fun if you do not get frightened.

From Sunny Boy and His Playmates by Hastings, Howard L. (Howard Livingston)