How to Use thick and fast in a Sentence

thick and fast

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  • The medal action is coming thick and fast today.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The series kicked off with a two-hour episode, and reactions were flowing thick and fast.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Then, several years later, success came thick and fast.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Or head onto the beach and into the sea—the water is usually shallow, but the waves can come thick and fast.
    Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2025
  • New York always has the last word in the majors, and the storylines came thick and fast in its opening stanza.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Good afternoon Insiders, thanks for joining for another week where news has been coming thick and fast.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
  • News broke Saturday of the Grateful Dead co-founder’s death, and the remembrances are coming thick and fast from the classic rock world.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026
  • With Channel 4 also seeking a CEO, change is coming thick and fast in the UK.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Zero-days are now coming thick and fast, and Apple has just launched a new OS defense against spyware, which only Pixel can match on the Android side.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Accusations and counteraccusations flew thick and fast, with Gogoi questioning Sarma’s land acquisitions in Assam, after which Sarma filed a defamation case against Gogoi.
    Shabnam Dohutia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Mar. 2026

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