Example Sentences

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Cars were whizzing by, so I had to stop every few feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Other displaced teachers were whizzing by, arms laden with boxes of their own.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

Cars were whizzing by us in both directions.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2018

Soon we were whizzing past baboons shrieking from trees.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2016

A couple of kids were whizzing down Frances on bikes.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm