breakneck
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of breakneck
Example Sentences
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Despite the widely publicized race for the exits among holders of so-called semiliquid funds, private credit is still expanding, albeit not at last year’s breakneck pace.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
During the pandemic, they expanded at a breakneck speed to keep up with demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Detention centers are being built at breakneck speed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
And if they had, it was quickly overshadowed by something else in our breakneck news cycle, like FBI director Kash Patel chugging beer with the gold medal–winning men’s hockey team.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
Through technological advances in communication our planet is in the final stages of being bound up at a breakneck pace into a single global society.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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