careen
verb (used without object)
(of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion.
were careening
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past progressiveof careen.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Chargers and Minnesota Vikings — winless cousins, if you will — were careening toward irrelevance, looking to pump the brakes on a season already spinning out of control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
Back then, Tyson’s career and personal life were careening off the rails.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2020
That translates to an 81-win pace, which is a marked improvement over the 58-win clip they were careening toward last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2018
Its unemployment rate was pushing up against 12 percent — fourth worst in the nation — and three of its cities were careening toward bankruptcy.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2013
Fortunately our hopes were fulfilled, and at last we received word that they were on board and were careening down toward Naples, where we expected to join them on the thirtieth.
From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by John T. McCutcheon
