Example Sentences

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He had streaked toward goaltender Petr Mrazek, moving the puck right, then pushing it to the left before flipping a wrist shot over Mrazek’s pad.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2015

The receiver had streaked by San Francisco cornerback Chris Culliver, but Flacco's pass was slightly underthrown and Jones fell to the ground as he adjusted to make the catch at the eight-yard line.

From The Guardian • Feb. 4, 2013

Up Shinns Run, the storm swirled across the countryside in a path 300 yards wide, leveling trees, houses and fences as if an army of bulldozers had streaked through the valley.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lacking retrorockets, the capsule had streaked through the atmosphere much faster than was planned, but the parachutes worked fine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Outside, the sun had streaked the fog a molten pink and gold.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon