streak
noun
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like.
are streaking
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present progressiveof streak.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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South Carolina: The Gamecocks are streaking just like a year ago where a group of experienced upperclassmen made it all the way to the Final Four before losing to Iowa.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
Green Bay lost in Week 1 and has not lost since, so these two teams have combined for a 13-1 record and are streaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
The Nats are streaking in the wrong direction, losers of three consecutive after a 4-0 start.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2018
There’s no time to debrief; Tim Scott, John McCain, and Bob Corker are streaking toward the staircase.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2017
Lightnings now the clouds are streaking, Here and there a bloody rand, All the sea-fowls now are shrieking.
From Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance by Martha A. Lyon Holcomb
