was streaking
- past progressive of streak.
Example Sentences
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Barker grabbed the ball in the paint after Nebraska’s Jaz Shelley lost her handle and immediately dished it to teammate Aicha Coulibaly, who was streaking down the court and scored.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2025
Senior Parker Plowman, who was inbounding the ball, delivered it to Davis, who was streaking to the basket.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Then with about three minutes to go in the quarter, Sellers threw a lead pass to Miller, who was streaking down the court to unlock Maryland’s free-flowing transition game.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2023
MANCHESTER, England — Jesse Lingard was streaking away, the ball at his feet, on the right wing.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
And he had; while Skeeter was streaking down a road with his master astride him, his heart failed, and he stumbled and was dead.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
