Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunted
Verb
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The scrawny stray Marlon Brando stroked in The Godfather was found on the Paramount lot the morning of the shoot.—
Steve Garbarino,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Ohtani stroked a triple into the right field corner in his first at-bat Thursday and scored on Mookie Betts’ double.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Kravitz's new cut couldn't be fresher, with blunt, flicked out ends that barely reach below her ears.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
20 Oct. 2025
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Djokovic raced onto it, flicked the ball down the line, and still won the point, rousing himself and the crowd with a finger to the ear.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Monahan reached behind him and tapped home the puck, one of the easiest goals of his career.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Welcome to Derry co-creator, co-showrunner and exec producer Jason Fuchs has been tapped to write the My Hero Academia adaptation.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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In a 30-minute interview, Martin defended how the party has been managing its internal divisions, and pushed back at Republicans who have accused Democrats of embracing violence and radical politics.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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At 14, Wuornos gave birth to a son who was placed for adoption, and she was soon pushed out of the home and began drifting and hitchhiking, per the Netflix documentary.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Other visitors have reported hearing coughing from the TB cabins, or being shoved even though no one was near.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s when one volunteer from Compañeros was shoved by an ICE agent, Orozco-Perez said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
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Frantic customers are seen watching the chaotic scene unfold and fleeing, with some tumbling to the ground after seemingly being jabbed.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Pens challenged, feeling that Wild defenseman Jake Middleton was the one who bumped Gustavsson.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Come for the movies, get bumped into by the several ghosts who are said to inhabit the Art Deco movie house that was built in 1937.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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In Blue Moon, Hart has been kicked from atop his perch of success, and in Nouvelle Vague, Godard is a former peanut gallerist now trying to break into the industry without following any of the rules.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Deputies heard the child screaming for help and kicked down the door.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Bunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunted. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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