Example Sentences

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The vehicle had coasted through space but was not in exactly the correct orbit after one of its engines malfunctioned during an initial burn.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In the 2020 general election, he had coasted to victory with 62 percent.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

They helped us push our stalled car that had coasted to a complete stop just a few feet short of the south end of the Aurora Bridge.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2021

Yuta Izumira and his friend had coasted down the paved pathway near the shuttered park — only to get an earful from a passing cyclist who yelled at them to get out of the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021

He had coasted along for years now, filling the pages of his newspaper with words, burying himself in whatever was safe, typesetting the ferry schedule and the tide table and the classified advertisements.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson