career
noun
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework.
careered
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past participleof career.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof career.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
careernounan occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework.
Example Sentences
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Two systems that could have slowed an Amazon Air flight that crashed in Miami over the weekend weren’t deployed before the plane careered off a runway and crashed into nearby vehicles, investigators said late Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The vehicle careered off the road and rolled down the mountainside before coming to rest in a field below.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
In the latest incident in Leipzig, a Volkswagen Taigo car careered from a major square in the old town down a busy pedestrian zone, travelling hundreds of metres.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
"The jury and the organisers have decided to stop the race," they said as Austria's Nina Ortlieb and Marte Monsen of Norway had also careered off-piste.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Joaquin leaned his body to the left as he careered down the hill toward the arts center.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
