bunted

past tense of bunt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunted
Verb
  • The Tigers tied the game in the eighth when Spencer Torkelson stroked a two-run double off reliever Matt Brash, who wound up getting the win.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But Rivera stroked into center field to end the game.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Sporting’s best chance of the night came toward the end of the first half, when Dejan Joveljic flicked a pass from Nemanja Radoja into the path of Mason Toye, who had a one-on-one chance.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Theresa is easy not to notice in everyday life, and Keaton tapped into that ordinariness, along with the wanderlust that gripped so many discontented antiheroes of the 1970s.
    Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Last November, Victoria Beckham tapped Uniacke to mark the 10th anniversary of her Dover Street store in London.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson said that is when another woman pushed her and Johnson fired shots at her, according to the affidavit.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The conservative host pushed the president on whether viewers should boycott the NFL over their choice of halftime entertainer.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a second overhead video of the incident, there’s a fan who is shoved and falls backwards through the crowd before landing on the floor.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Tole’s lawsuit said Sanchez entered Tole’s truck without permission, then physically blocked and shoved Tole, who then doused Sanchez with pepper spray.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • And beyond homeownership, rising costs of everything from education to health care have bumped the lifetime price tag on the American Dream to $5 million.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Kitchen cabinets get a lot of wear since they’re constantly being opened, slammed, and bumped all day long.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the viral video of the altercation, people are seen being kicked on the ground, while others are throwing their fists at those in the vicinity.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • After posting about the cat on the neighborhood Facebook page and asking the neighbors about it, the poster learned that the old owner had kicked the cat out and left her behind prior to moving.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Bunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunted. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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