booked

past tense of book

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of booked Miller was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on suspicion of double homicide. Richard Ramos, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Richardson was booked into jail on July 18 and posted a $1,500 personal recognizance bond the next day, according to online records. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 Alissa Mae Huerta was booked into the Canyon County jail this week on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Jade Ramirez, of Caldwell. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026 During the same period, productions booked at least 1,221 hotel, Airbnb or other rental rooms in and around El Dorado County, the commission found. Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 By that point, the most desirable options may already be booked. Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 Soto said the restaurant is almost fully booked for its first three months, up until the end of October. James Brooks, Fortune, 30 July 2026 No one else was injured in the shooting and the bat was booked into evidence. Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Campsites and mountain refuges along the route must be booked before the hike, and demand is high during the Southern Hemisphere summer from November through March. Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booked
Verb
  • More than four decades and a career pivot later, much of his cash flow is still reserved for the critters.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
  • Certain tickets need to be reserved for stakeholders and could later be released back into the general pool.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Punk went for a moonsault, which looked sloppy, and Rhodes moved, mostly avoiding the impact.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Moon moved into Aries and your private 12th House, making quiet more useful than consensus.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.
    Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • To make matters worse, All-Star first baseman Nick Kurtz exited the game with a left forearm contusion after he was hit by a pitch in the first inning.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Fever star center Aliyah Boston exited early with an apparent knee injury after landing awkwardly.
    Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • As expected, a significant chunk of key contributors from that historic 2026 team departed.
    Hunter DeLauder, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • The newlyweds, meanwhile, bounced over to Italy’s Lake Como and Florence for a mini-moon after everyone had departed.
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The interesting question is where the departing dollars went, and the answer is visible in an adjacent market.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The district went from one where Republicans have a 30-point advantage to about ten points.
    Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • But then Lily somehow intuits the core evolutionary idea behind a man competing at naked limbo with a group of monkeys, even though neither Kaylin as explainer nor Zac as performer got what Lisa’s drawing was conveying.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • Something as rudimentary as remembering the play calls as training camp got underway, was also top of mind.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • In other words, nearly half of America’s crypto investors have bailed.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • And in a sign that all may truly be forgiven, ESPN reported that not long after Kiffin bailed for Baton Rouge Golding bought his house in Oxford.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

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“Booked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booked. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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