barged

past tense of barge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of barged Last year, The Studio barged in and gobbled up six nominations; this year, Hacks did the same. Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 July 2026 In truth, a goal might not have counted anyway, since Haaland barged into Guehi earlier in the counter-attack. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026 But Japan closed the gap again when Hayate Era barged over and Matsunaga converted to close the margin to six points on the hour. ABC News, 11 July 2026 Some who did enter had their seats taken by those who barged through security. Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026 Neusch barged past the couple on the stairs and released a flock of insect drones from his leg pouch. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026 Once again, a bot has barged its way into trouble. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 24 June 2026 The victim was hanging out with some friends when the rival group barged into the restaurant and launched their attack. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026 Four years earlier, Gaff had barged into the home of Vesey and assaulted her while both her children, both under the age of 2, were in another room. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barged
Verb
  • In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many studios either shuffled their product directly to streaming or waited a mere 17 days for their films to become available to buy or rent at home.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For nearly a year and a half, he was shuffled around detention centers in Texas, Arizona, Louisiana and Florida, until arriving in the Alexandria International Airport in mid-August.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • San Francisco rolled into SoFi Stadium on Thursday night and stomped the Chargers 41-17.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In July 1990, four children stumbled upon the body, which was unable to be identified due to the severity of her injuries.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That's what happened when Kerr stumbled upon the three grizzly bears, and the adult female wasn't pleased to see him.
    David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Barged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barged. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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