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 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
  • 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
  • As Flores was still celebrating, Bjornsson — the previous deadlift world-record holder (510kg) — stomped up to him and reached out to grasp his rival, but only to offer a congratulatory hug of genuine warmth and affection.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While Mayfield is 3-0 in Week 1 since coming to Tampa Bay in 2023, Burrow and the Bengals have often stumbled out of the gate.
    Joe Reedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • On this day in 1940, four teenage boys stumbled upon one of the world’s most significant archaeological finds—through a fox’s den, 50 feet down to an underground passageway, and into a network of caves.
    Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 10, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Barged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barged. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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