racking
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of racking
Example Sentences
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It was a performance which suggested Wakefield had the credentials to complete the job at Old Trafford, built on a marauding, metre-chomping pack and skilful, pacy backs capable of racking up points.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
It is not unusual for a young adult to be swimming in expenses and racking up some debt.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
“We’ve done deployments in auto manufacturing where they’ve done racking and unracking tasks,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He’d served as the designated hitter in his first two big-league games, racking up three walks in eight plate appearances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
He lay awake at night, reading scriptures over and over, racking his brain for some meaning to words he’d been fed and had preached time and time again.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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