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
  • The old football adage about teams making their biggest improvements between their first and second games might not apply in the NFL preseason, when personnel are constantly being shuffled in and out of the action.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Canden Arciniega shuffled on the hot granite terrace on a mid-August morning, counting the names on her list.
    Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • San Francisco rolled into SoFi Stadium on Thursday night and stomped the Chargers 41-17.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That was broken up by Owens, who stomped Gunther and then caught him with a big clothesline.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Then Sánchez’s eyes drifted up, his feet stumbled to a stop, and the ball bounced feet away from him on the turf.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The 40-year-old woman stumbled, sustaining an injury, police said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Barged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barged. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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