bustled

past tense of bustle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bustled
Verb
  • Cristian Roldan buzzed about, and burst through midfield.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The pagers of emergency room staff at Hennepin Healthcare, in downtown Minneapolis, buzzed yet again — this time carrying especially dire news.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One of Marron’s sisters hurried in to see what had happened.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Hurricanes’ offensive line also protected Beck, who was only sacked once and hurried once and had plenty of time to throw most of the night.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the tall-grass prairies that once spread out across pre-settlement Indiana, tiny ground squirrels scurried through the wildflowers, grasses and shrubs.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Brett Ryan, aided by Robbie Carter’s young daughter, scurried to place markers at the sites of the longest throws, before chucking the corpses back to the starting line.
    Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Drue Tranquill, a linebacker, not a defensive lineman, burst through the line on a blitz for two sacks in the second half.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • So many balls burst through my hands.
    James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On a recent August morning, several unmarked SUVs with tinted windows sped to the curb outside a Home Depot in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles.
    Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Halsey was the one who turned the key in the ignition and sped off.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cicadas hummed as the sun set over the Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government Municipal Building Tuesday, as a crowd of somber faces turned towards a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department vehicle.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Interstate 10 hummed with cars rushing north toward Phoenix, drivers pushing to get ahead of what was bearing down on them.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In a season-opening 38-21 win over Colorado State, Coleman rushed for 177 yards and two scores after rushing for 1,053 yards and 10 TDs for the Huskies in 2024.
    Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Harrell rushed six times for -24 yards (sack totals included), including a long of eight yards.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Having only raced four times in her career, this Brad Cox trainee strutted her stuff on August 28 in an allowance race on opening day at this Franklin, Kentucky track.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The tone was set on the opening play from scrimmage when defensive back John Nestor picked off a pass and raced 29 yards down the Northwestern State sideline for a touchdown that put the Gophers on top 7-0.
    Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Bustled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bustled. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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