dashed

\ ˈdasht

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Definition of dashed

: made up of a series of dashes a lane marked off by dashed lines

Examples of dashed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The map should have indicated the area, annexed by Russia in 2014, with a dashed border line. — New York Times, "Corrections: November 8, 2019," 7 Nov. 2019 The pain of dashed expectations is worth something. — Charlotte Wilder, SI.com, "The NFL Is Reminding Us Why Expectations Are a Bad Idea," 20 Sep. 2019 Gauzy American landscapes — a red-rock desert, a rainbowed glade — are threaded with a dashed red line that tracks the snails’ progress. — Julia Turner, New York Times, "A New Technology Age: When the Technology Is Books, and the Age Is 3 to 7," 18 May 2018 Your hassle is some reputation exposure, some administrative expense, and some dashed investor expectation as to liquidity, but none of those are catastrophic. — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "Term Sheet -- Friday, May 18," 18 May 2018 For six-time Grammy nominee PJ Morton, on the other hand, early Grammy memories are rooted in dashed dreams -- watching his friend, R&B artist India. — Tatiana Cirisano, Billboard, "SZA, Dua Lipa & More Rock Pre-Grammys 2018 Shows at Mastercard House: Here's What You Missed," 29 Jan. 2018 The complete shutout was not only a surprise, but a dashed opportunity for Golden Globes history: Nanjiani could have been the first Pakistani star to win an acting statuette at the awards ceremony. — Yohana Desta, HWD, "Why Were Tiffany Haddish and Girls Trip Shut Out of the Golden Globes?," 11 Dec. 2017

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“Dashed.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashed. Accessed 20 January 2020.

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