coast
noun
the land next to the sea; seashore.
coasting
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present participleof coast.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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I instead recall coasting past a flotilla of icebergs in Alaska’s Glacier Bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
And coasting into the next phase of this tournament isn’t just a salve for the heartburn that the Americans tend to give their own fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
But it didn’t seem to bother him, and he got quite used to coasting through politics.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
“But I tell them, and the kids of my clients, that you have to keep going when you’re young. Then you can start coasting when you are in your early 40s.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
Thinking of the many hours I spent coasting around Levittown, talking with my friends and plotting our futures, I said they should hang on to their bicycles—or if they didn’t already have one, buy one.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
