Example Sentences

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She was waiting for her dinner to arrive—four pizzas, delivered not by Mookie, but by an anonymous helmeted driver on a scooter who had sped away before she stepped back inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

The chancellor highlighted how the crisis had sped up the transformation towards a green economy - the LNG terminals could, for example, eventually be used for hydrogen.

From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2023

Ramos had sped to Robb Elementary and crashed the pickup in a drainage ditch, authorities said.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2022

The black Land Rover Discovery had sped away from a police stop and was abandoned on the track near Cheshunt railway station, Hertfordshire.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2021

Pure panic had sped me out of Camilla’s cabin.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck