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Definition of "careered" [careered]

  • Simple past tense and past participle of career. (verb)

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Use "careered" in a sentence
  • "On Wednesday Carles Puyol, nudged out of play at high speed by Angel Di María, remembered to uproot the corner flag as he careered past, having calculated in a micro‑second that the already‑in‑place Di María would be prevented from taking a quick throw with the pitch thus dismembered."
  • "Models careered between fake gothic arches wearing corsets, PVC leggings, black tailoring with pinched, exaggerated shoulders and raccoon fur sleeves."
  • "So I was nonplussed when I switched on, a little late, to hear that after one hole McIlroy's four-shot lead had been halved, and the first shot I saw him play careered into a bunker."
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