sped

• “The title sped about; it was repeated, commented on.”

  His Masterpiece

• “We see the weeping of the 7 million who lined the tracks as the train sped past.”

  The Washington Post: James Swanson's "Bloody Crimes," reviewed by John Waugh

• “Like every other night, I sped from the sea to drift along the road that winds its way beyond the Baptism Pool and the Reservoir high into the hills behind the town.”

  Excerpt: The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan

• “The train sped up on a slight decline and June curled her arm around her siblings, spooning them tightly.”

  Excerpt: The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee

• “Our insta-friend peeled off, and Frida -- the Westfalia van that accompanies us everywhere during our months of Mexico and whose hero is the art maven Frida Kahlo - tooted an appreciative adios as we sped from the cobblestones to the pavement leading south.”

  Border disorder: passages into Mexico

• “This presidential race was no contest: John McCain sped to the finish while Barack Obama was reluctant to leave the starting point.”

  two cockroaches race to u.s. presidency

• “Three days after the meeting I called the sped director.”

  Simon & Schuster: Knowing Jesse

• “Drop the catalogues in the can before the mail deliverer has sped from the mailbox.”

  Archive 2004-10-01

• “The word sped like magic through the crowd, breaking the tension.”

  Lucile Triumphant

• “Her name sped from his lips as he reached the top step.”

  The Monster

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