breakneck

[ UK /bɹˈe‍ɪknɛk/ ]
[ US /ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. moving at very high speed
    a breakneck pace
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How To Use breakneck In A Sentence

  • The two of them flew towards each other at breakneck speeds, like knights jousting.
  • Most of these milestones involve learning and honing a technical skill such as boning a chicken or mincing garlic with the back of a knife at a breakneck speed - a vital skill that I have yet to accomplish or making a certain dish or component of one. Archive 2008-07-01
  • After a few more minutes of trudging alone I saw Nick's car hurtling along the road at breakneck speed.
  • The fog, though, doesn't slow the vessel down, as it skims across a calm sea at breakneck speed.
  • Forget the track and the horses hurtling by at breakneck speed; the real beasts were here in the stands.
  • Set in 1958, the screwball plot involves false identities and a literary hoax, chock-full of distinctive wisecracks delivered at breakneck speed.
  • Reggie spoke rapidly, gradually speeding up even more, to race through the explanation at breakneck pace. WEEKEND FOR MURDER
  • The breakneck speed of the advance has disguised thus far how thin on the ground the allies are.
  • Your level of enjoyment depends on how much you invest in the lyrics and metaphors - Saul's observations come flying at breakneck speeds and require undivided attention, rendering the album unlistenable as background music.
  • Neither do I. Tradition is being manufactured at breakneck pace.
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