How to Use whiz in a Sentence
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Video of the ride showed the crack in the beam as cars packed with with riders whizzed by.
—CBS News, 3 July 2023
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And when you’re done whizzing down the slopes, come meet me at the hut for a nice après-ski toast!
—Bianca Kratky, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2023
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And above all, the joys of simply having somewhere to whiz off to?
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 24 May 2021
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John had to veer into the next lane just as traffic was whizzing past.
—Colin Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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The wheel then bounced into the back of the vehicle and rolled into the next lane as cars and trucks whizzed by.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
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Sounds of daily life played in the soundtrack — the sound of whizzing cars, bird song, trains, footsteps and the weather.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023
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The mother and child were trapped in their home for days with artillery fire whizzing overhead, the doctor said.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
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Running down the center of I-95, the cars in the express lanes whizzed by, taunting those crawling on either side.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 11 June 2023
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Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
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The show, about an hour long, whizzed by in a trance of mostly midtempo rockers without gimmicks.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
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The rhythm of daily life includes the call to prayer five times a day, the buzz of motorbikes whizzing by and sea breezes offering relief from the sun.
—Andrew Montgomery, WSJ, 9 July 2023
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After sunscreen, lip balm, and face mist, McRae prepares to whiz right through the next phase of her beauty routine.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2024
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Iron Man suits work or how Captain Marvel can whiz through outer space.
—Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021
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In that area, bicyclists zooming by were close enough to touch, and delivery trucks were whizzing past a few feet away.
—Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
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Any leftovers can be whizzed up in your blender for an instant gazpacho!
—Stacey Ballis, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
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Reports from the scene said airport employees and others fled the scene amid whizzing bullets.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
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On one side, cars whizzed by on Interstate 205; on the other, birds chirped in tree branches above several RVs and cars parked by the slough’s bank.
—Gwozniac, oregonlive, 30 July 2023
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Clafoutis batter can be quickly whizzed together in a blender.
—Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
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Lick? Not permitting a dog to stop and sniff on a walk means important and interesting smells are whizzing past a dog as they are pulled along on the leash.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
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Don’t whiz by the world without pausing occasionally to take it all in.
—Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022
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Don't whiz by the world without pausing occasionally to take it all in.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2022
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Its cordless design means you won’t be tethered to an outlet, giving you the freedom to whiz around your home like a cleaning pro.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
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Train travel is a distinct way to see the world as you’re lulled into relaxation by the calming chug of the engine and lovely landscapes whizzing by.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
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Dragon fruit also works well tossed whizzed into a smoothie.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 18 May 2023
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Servers in crimson uniforms whizzed around the restaurant with $600 bottles of Burgundy and slabs of chocolate cake topped with edible gold.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 22 May 2023
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But the video nevertheless manages to whiz through an array of familiar right-wing baddies and tropes.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 15 Feb. 2023
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In a separate video taken from behind Homa, the ball is shown whizzing over a spectator’s head before smashing against a tree just behind them.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
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This means the park’s centerpiece, a scalable pirate ship, is less crowded, and there’s plenty of room for kids to climb the towering masts, peep through portholes, and whiz down a twisting slide.
—Caroline Spivack, Curbed, 29 Mar. 2021
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Before the halftime show, surprise halftime show performer H.E.R. whizzed by in a golf cart, smiling wide and waved to the backup dancers who started to line up before taking the stage with Usher.
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
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An impacting meteor about the size of the asteroid that created this crater will whiz very close to Earth tomorrow.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2013
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This math whiz is now going to the prom and is dressed for it.
—Washington Post, 26 May 2021
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Lance Guest stars as a recent high school grad who’s a videogame whiz.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2022
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Her sister is the finance whiz, but Christi is smart, too.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
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It could even be argued that the techno-whiz Q (Ben Whishaw), and not Bond, is the real hero here.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2021
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With so much talent staying in the building, the defensive whiz can make his side of the ball more complex from the first snap.
—Matthew Soderberg, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2021
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And for a chemistry whiz like Davis, making the mixture, in the exact proportions, is a cinch.
—Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2023
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Sharansky, when a youth, was a chess whiz, in addition to a math-and-science whiz.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 June 2023
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Walton — a 17-year-old varsity golfer with a flop of curly brown hair — is such a math whiz that the high school ran out of classes for him.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
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My addled brain is a whiz at gathering new recipes to try and instruments to learn.
—Jordan McMahon, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022
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Having learned about Ingram via YouTube videos and social media, the young fans come to see the guitar whiz in person.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2022
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Elliot was a hip-hop biz whiz who later added Like Mike and Just Wright (which also starred more big names in rap) to his credits.
—Brooklyn White, Essence, 11 Oct. 2022
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Since then, the 22-year-old is on the path to becoming a defensive whiz during his first full major league season.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2022
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The installation has been on view since the fall, inviting audiences to hop inside the single-rider cart and whiz through a curvy 260-foot track.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 27 July 2023
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That means the blue and white Crypto.com ads typically lining the track as cars whiz past will not be visible in Singapore.
—Elaine Yu, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
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Musk is an entrepreneurial whiz, about whom there is much to admire.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Nov. 2022
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Besides flying, Boney was a computer whiz who surfed, cycled, snow skied and water-skied.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
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His family said the 10th grader was a math whiz who loved playing basketball and swimming in his backyard pool.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2023
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Apparently, Jamie's son is tall, well-educated, and a whiz at chess.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2022
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Spectators can watch cars whiz by from a dedicated observation area, the pool, hot tub, or sun deck.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2023
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A decade ago this week, the Australian creative whiz dropped his sophomore full-length album, Lonerism (via Modular Recordings).
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2022
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Kentucky has another reality show winner to brag about, and this time the superstar isn't a singer, songwriter or whiz in the kitchen.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 3 Feb. 2023
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Thanks to all the virtual schooling last year and always holding devices, your child may be a whiz at making everyone look good on camera.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 15 Nov. 2022
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The irrepressible Schneider, who was the E6 production whiz in addition to leading the Apples in Stereo, could easily have run away with the film, and nearly does.
—Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2023
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Velazquez is now a shortstop with the Angels, a diminutive defensive whiz who has transformed the infield with his spectacular play.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022
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Robot siblings Shiny and Thunder and their whiz inventor must defend Earth when space monsters attack.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 July 2022
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Now, as West completes her zombie makeover with a skeleton-esque contoured nose, she's solidified her status as a makeup whiz in the making.
—Chelsea Avila, Allure, 8 Dec. 2022
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The jury only avoided a mistrial thanks to a tireless woman in her thirties, who was a whiz with a whiteboard, laying out logic maps and evidence.
—Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
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Stanford economist and flexible work whiz Nick Bloom predicts the rate of people working from home will remain just under one-third until 2026.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
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Nick Allen has garnered a few designations in his early baseball career - A’s shortstop prospect, third-round draft pick, defensive whiz.
—Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 July 2021
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For her debut album, the techno whiz turns into a dance-pop singer-songwriter, delivering downy reveries that float on as her mind drifts back to California, old friends, and ice baths in Oslo.
—Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2023
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