Example Sentences

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The winner of this primary, after all, will coast into Congress, and maybe even stay there until “SNL” celebrates season 75.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

They say her interpersonal and party-building skills are the reason she will coast to victory.

From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2023

For many of the races on the ballot, the winner of Tuesday’s primary will coast to victory in November.

From New York Times • May 15, 2022

There it will coast to offer passengers several minutes of weightlessness and great views before coming back to Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2017

We will coast down to the Bar," said Rufus Dawes, "and wait for the slack of the tide.

From For the Term of His Natural Life by Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop