Example Sentences

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On a sunny morning in September, a dead doe lay on the side of a small road just off 395, as cars whizzed by on the artery that connects communities along the Eastern Sierra.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

We made it to the top, whizzed down the other side, passed the test—and passed it again and again, all the way across the country, through the agonizingly steep hills of western Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

That same year, feeling restless, he whizzed off to Washington to work for Mr. Kissinger in the State Department.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

The forehand whizzed back and forth, the serve cranked up, the movement looked better - and somehow, he came out on top.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2024

He expected to catch all three, but two whizzed out just before the lid covered the opening.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull