barged

past tense of barge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of barged On July 24, policemen in plainclothes barged into his house late evening and took him to the Navrangpura police station in Ahmedabad. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barged
Verb
  • In any case, Babcock is now tasked with rejuvenating a team that took a massive step backward last season and only shuffled a few pieces during the offseason.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The Bulldogs visit Arkansas, which just got stomped by Utah, to open SEC play Saturday.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Even when stomped into the mud by a 17,500-pound apex predator, dinosaur footprints rarely last long enough to fossilize over millions of years.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Portage stumbled into its flock of Flocks after then-Sheriff Dave Reynolds contracted with the company to put them in the city.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For all of the anticipation of an explosive new offensive attack sparked by the arrival of new coordinator Mike McDaniel, the Chargers stumbled and fumbled their way through their season debut.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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“Barged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barged. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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