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
Both men appeared eager to downplay the idea that Washington and Beijing were careening toward confrontation, particularly over Taiwan, a self-ruled island claimed by China.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
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
The vessels were careening in a tempestuous sea, for the great ship Hampshire had refused to answer to the wheel, had lurched, had sunk,—sunk swift as lead amid hiss of flames into the roaring sea!
From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
