careen
verb (used without object)
(of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion.
has careened
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present perfectof careen (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Lebanon has careened from crisis to crisis since then - with the devastating explosion in Beirut port in 2020, the collapse of the economy, and the disintegration of the political system.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
And like those Superballs, the idea has careened in all sorts of unexpected directions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
Over the course of four years, the nation’s capital has careened from crisis to crisis.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
For all of three days, Baltimoreans could be forgiven for feeling a momentary sense of encouragement, a sentiment often alien to a city that in recent years has careened from one crisis to another.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2019
One of these buildings, four stories high, is so old and rickety that it cannot stand alone, and has careened over against the building next to it.
From White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor by Louis Albert Banks
