Example Sentences

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It was as though he had been hurtling toward this point for weeks, months, maybe even years, but now he had come to an abrupt halt, run out of road.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Unhindered by air to impede its progress the sky-car had been hurtling through space at cometary speed.

From The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life by Flint, Homer Eon

I had been hurtling in a direct line toward the ship when the beam found me.

From The Airlords of Han by Paul, Frank R.