How to Use whiz in a Sentence

whiz

1 of 2 verb

• The ball whizzed through the air.
• Cars whizzed by on the highway.
• She whizzed through the exam.
• He whizzed past us on skates.
• Video of the ride showed the crack in the beam as cars packed with with riders whizzed by.
  — CBS News, 3 July 2023
• 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
• And above all, the joys of simply having somewhere to whiz off to?
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 24 May 2021
• John had to veer into the next lane just as traffic was whizzing past.
  — Colin Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The show, about an hour long, whizzed by in a trance of mostly midtempo rockers without gimmicks.
  — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
• 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
• 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
• Iron Man suits work or how Captain Marvel can whiz through outer space.
  — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2021
• 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
• Any leftovers can be whizzed up in your blender for an instant gazpacho!
  — Stacey Ballis, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
• Reports from the scene said airport employees and others fled the scene amid whizzing bullets.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
• 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
• Clafoutis batter can be quickly whizzed together in a blender.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
• 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
• Don’t whiz by the world without pausing occasionally to take it all in.
  — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022
• Don't whiz by the world without pausing occasionally to take it all in.
  — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2022
• 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
• 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
• Dragon fruit also works well tossed whizzed into a smoothie.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 18 May 2023
• 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
• 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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whiz

2 of 2 noun

• This math whiz is now going to the prom and is dressed for it.
  — Washington Post, 26 May 2021
• Lance Guest stars as a recent high school grad who’s a videogame whiz.
  — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2022
• Her sister is the finance whiz, but Christi is smart, too.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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
• And for a chemistry whiz like Davis, making the mixture, in the exact proportions, is a cinch.
  — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2023
• Sharansky, when a youth, was a chess whiz, in addition to a math-and-science whiz.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 June 2023
• 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
• My addled brain is a whiz at gathering new recipes to try and instruments to learn.
  — Jordan McMahon, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Musk is an entrepreneurial whiz, about whom there is much to admire.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Nov. 2022
• Besides flying, Boney was a computer whiz who surfed, cycled, snow skied and water-skied.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
• 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
• Apparently, Jamie's son is tall, well-educated, and a whiz at chess.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Robot siblings Shiny and Thunder and their whiz inventor must defend Earth when space monsters attack.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 July 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024