Example Sentences

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In the context of communication, people tend to raise their voice, push back and stop listening when these chemicals are coursing through their bodies.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2022

Raw sewage, microplastics and slurry are coursing through all of England's rivers putting health and nature at risk, a parliamentary report concludes.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2022

Millions of dollars are coursing through collegiate athletics, and yet, the flow of that money seems to disadvantage more schools and individuals than it advantages.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2016

They are coursing through public school careers stamped accelerated.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2013

Nearer and nearer they come, until they are coursing within fifty yards of the butte, and scarcely twice that distance from our guns.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne