Examples of at full/top speed in a Sentence
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Instead, Martin collided with Jayson Tatum at full speed and the Celtics’ All-Star forward fell hard on the court.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
McCarthy hit a missile 101 mph off the bat, but Lee ran a direct route to the spot, took his eye off the ball for a second to gauge his distance from the wall, then rediscovered it and made a running catch at full speed on the warning track.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
These alterations – combined with the significant injury risk that the kicking team posed by running at full speed towards the returning team – saw the incentive to return the ball dwindle.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Needing one final stop, the Lakers and Grizzlies scrambled for a loose ball, with James intercepting a pass while streaking the other way at full speed.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Enrolling at Cory Kruseman’s Sprint Car and Midget Driving School, in Ventura, Calif., will provide an introduction to one of the most exciting, if somewhat niche, forms of motorsport on the planet, which features wildly powerful cars racing wheel-to-wheel around a short course at top speed.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Receiver Jaedon Wilson, who had been dealing with a hamstring tweak, was back at full speed and had a couple of good catches.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Arc says the first development unit is already ripping across the water at top speed, with production models scheduled for delivery this year.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
The yacht is part of Heesen’s fast cruising series, which is more efficient than other vessels its size, and can reach 23 knots at full speed with its MTU 16V 4000 M65L engines.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
McCarthy hit a missile 101 mph off the bat, but Lee ran a direct route to the spot, took his eye off the ball for a second to gauge his distance from the wall, then rediscovered it and made a running catch at full speed on the warning track.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
These alterations – combined with the significant injury risk that the kicking team posed by running at full speed towards the returning team – saw the incentive to return the ball dwindle.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Needing one final stop, the Lakers and Grizzlies scrambled for a loose ball, with James intercepting a pass while streaking the other way at full speed.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Enrolling at Cory Kruseman’s Sprint Car and Midget Driving School, in Ventura, Calif., will provide an introduction to one of the most exciting, if somewhat niche, forms of motorsport on the planet, which features wildly powerful cars racing wheel-to-wheel around a short course at top speed.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Receiver Jaedon Wilson, who had been dealing with a hamstring tweak, was back at full speed and had a couple of good catches.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Arc says the first development unit is already ripping across the water at top speed, with production models scheduled for delivery this year.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
The yacht is part of Heesen’s fast cruising series, which is more efficient than other vessels its size, and can reach 23 knots at full speed with its MTU 16V 4000 M65L engines.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024
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