collared

past tense of collar

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of collared Since bears aren’t collared or tagged, rangers identify them by physical traits like scars, ear shape, and behavior. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 Dubois was uninjured and collared by police. Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Naked people are collared, bound, prodded, whipped, ridden like horses, roasted over spits. Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 The mountain lion, which was collared, bit the child on a popular trail as the minor walked with family. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025 Netflix has collared screen rights to the venerable cop drama, with Jarrad Paul & Andy Mogel tapped to write. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collared
Verb
  • He was arrested in November 1957 after the body of local hardware store owner and shopkeeper Bernice Worden, 58, was found hanging from hooks and mutilated in his shed.
    JR Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Ongoing litigation In recent months, more than 400 Venezuelans with TPS have been arrested during ICE check-ins and traffic stops, even though the protections were supposed to be in place before Friday’s ruling.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The incident occurred near 87th Avenue and Van Buren Street when a man grabbed a girl by the arm.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Riddle then grabbed Quirke by the collar and threw him down onto a table before walking off the set with a TMZ championship belt.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The good vibes, the kudos, the opportunities seized.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The boost would be short-lived, as the Shamrocks seized the momentum back with a strong defensive response and took possession over at the Spartans’ 29-yard line.
    Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The deal has caught the eye of equity analyst Jonathan Hurn.
    Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • According to authorities Gibson allowed his large dogs to roam freely in the neighborhood and a neighbor’s ring camera caught footage moments after the alleged atatck.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2000, Tucker was apprehended and sentenced to 13 years in prison at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office apprehended and booked Thomas Brown, 31, in connection to the deaths.
    Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The prospect of shooting those tapes is a lot more chilling to me — or at least a lot more palpable — than the idea of my kids getting snatched by a neighbor on Halloween night, and Perry makes the most of it without completely unbalancing the rest of this otherwise fun-loving omnibus.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Both cars washed up the track; Elliott committed to the bottom, cleared them, and snatched the win - and with it, an automatic berth into the next Playoff round.
    Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The picture was captured from behind, taken outside and showed the couple holding hands in a rare display of royal PDA.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • All these years later, whiteface has once again captured the public imagination.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Grain bins and silos can be extremely deadly if people get trapped inside.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Collared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collared. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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