barged

past tense of barge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of barged 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 Every necessity, such as fuel, food and water, had to be barged in. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barged
Verb
  • Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • And before several services shuffled their rankings earlier this week, no QB ranked inside the top 20.
    Grace Raynor, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Cece got out of bed, put on a pair of fuzzy pink slippers, and stomped to her mother’s office.
    Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • On Monday night, a 39-year-old man wearing a Spurs jersey was stomped and punched after Game 3 while walking down West 47th Street, about 15 blocks from the arena.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • But if the numbers hold up, Orange County may have stumbled onto something much bigger than baseball.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • After departing Ecuador en route to El Segundo, members of the crew stumbled upon an unexpected find inside the ship’s garbage — trash bags filled with cocaine, 430 pounds of it.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

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“Barged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barged. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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