booked

past tense of book

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of booked Ronquez Otis was booked into the Fort Worth Jail in connection with the shooting, according to police records. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026 Yang was booked into Sacramento County Main Jail at midnight Wednesday, according to jail records. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Before being booked, Joseph was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor, pre-existing injuries to his hand that were present prior to his arrest, investigators said. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 In 2021, the band got booked at the Grand Rapids Riverfest, a regional end-of-summer festival that has featured headliners like Jason Isbell and Wilco. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026 The Ocean & Harvest Spa is certainly a can't-miss, with an indoor pool, gym and fitness classes, and of course, the spa itself, where massages, facials, and hair and nail services can be booked. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026 Kyle Manfre was booked into Van Nuys Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Smoak has not yet been booked into the Fulton County Jail and remains in custody in Wilkes County, where she was located after police found the boy’s body during a wellness check earlier in the week. — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Because its home Chase Center was booked for the Laver Cup tennis tournament, its home playoff games were held at the SAP Center in San Jose more than 40 miles away from its usual venue. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for booked
Verb
  • The retail trifecta is completed by Palazzo Kiton, the brand’s headquarters on Via Pontaccio in the arty Brera district, geared at trunk shows and one-on-one appointments reserved for key customers.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Instead, temples are sacred places reserved for special ordinances.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • West initially imagined his look through the imagery of the early papacy—particularly the period when the papal court moved from Rome to Avignon.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Two years after their wedding, the pair moved from their Kansas hometown to Nashville so Martina could pursue a music career.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • DeMarco had no prior WNBA experience before being hired by New York.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Morales was hired by ICE in August 2025 and had more training than other hires, his attorney, David Lindenmuth, said.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Kon Knueppel exited to the locker room just six minutes into his season debut Wednesday night.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
  • With Hopkins’ appointment, Scott Miller, who previously served as WBD’s president of networks and streaming distribution, exited the company.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Both teams departed to the capital on Tuesday for Sunday's game at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, home of the record 15-time European champion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Hungary The bomb threats came a day after a Wizz Air flight that departed Luton airport near London was forced to make an emergency landing in Hungary after a bomb threat received while the plane was in the air.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Quarterback Rocco Becht went 16-for-27 for 240 yards and threw first-half touchdowns to Chase Sowell and Zay Robinson, both of whom were listed as questionable on the pregame injury report but ended up being good to play.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Dons went ahead 21-20 on Sierra Aswad’s back-to-back aces in set three.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • When this 2008 institution from Elmhurst, Queens opened an outpost within Manhattan’s Chelsea Market, even more New Yorkers got access to its exceptional, home-style Thai cooking.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Hurricanes never got closer than six points the rest of the night.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Investors bailed anyway, compounding a dreadful week capped off by the gang that couldn't shoot straight at Intel .
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Davis' family said that the woman had bailed Davis out of jail and married him just days before the shooting, questioning how the state could allow that to happen when the two were allegedly under a no-contact order.
    — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Booked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booked. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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