Example Sentences

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John had to veer into the next lane just as traffic was whizzing past.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023

“Everything was done at an incredibly fast pace. Life was whizzing by.”

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2018

You could see the way it was whizzing up the building.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2017

At other times, signs offered moments of insight into the places I was whizzing by.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2013

My brain was whizzing as it had never whizzed before.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl