bum-rushed

past tense of bum-rush

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum-rushed
Verb
  • After the fireworks exploded, after Orion Kerkering bent to his knees in despair, after the Los Angeles Dodgers mobbed the field and claimed the National League Division Series with a 2-1 walk-off win in Game 4, the Phillies processed it all in the Dodger Stadium visitors clubhouse.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In 1795, hungry Londoners mobbed King George III’s coach demanding bread.
    Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His teammates swarmed Snell in the sixth and forced him from the contest.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Hundreds of agents swarmed apartments in the multi-story building, detaining several American citizens, including children, for hours and netting 37 total arrests.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On August 22, she was attacked while on a Charlotte light train in what police described as an unprovoked stabbing.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Ruben Amorim’s men attacked with precision and purpose at Old Trafford.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The girl was between the ages of 4 and 10 when she was assaulted.
    Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Thursday morning, when a Towson University student notified police that they had been assaulted in Parking Lot 11 on campus, the university said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Both men are suspected of having been part of a team alleged to have robbed the Louvre last week.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Less than a year later, Brown pulled a gun on a man in the middle of the day at a Charlotte apartment complex and robbed him of his cellphone and $450, according to court records.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Following the incident, bystanders rushed to assist the men, who were then taken to Enmore Regional Hospital.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wilson was responding to Payton’s comments after the Broncos stormed back to beat the Giants 33-32 on Sunday in one of the most dramatic comebacks in recent NFL history.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Following the game, Commodore fans stormed the field — a move that typically carries a hefty $500,000 fine from the SEC.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … YOUTH CHAOS – Sports reporter ambushed on air as bizarre teen trend leaves adults baffled.
    , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But instead Lane, then 34, ambushed her — setting off a violent scramble through the residence that left Wilkins unconscious, her fetus cut from her womb.
    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Bum-rushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum-rushed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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