darted

past tense of dart

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of darted Three flies darted around near the back door. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 On second down at the 22, Smith grabbed a swing pass from Andrews and darted 22 yards for what proved to be the winning score. Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025 Minneapolis police soon arrived at the scene, and officers darted inside the school, Garrity said. Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025 Fifteen minutes after the Houston Astros opened their clubhouse to reporters Tuesday afternoon, Mauricio Dubón darted toward his locker. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 With so much on the line, Yukich darted for the finish line, but her body began shutting down. Erin Jensen, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025 Witnesses could be heard giggling as Dunn darted from the cops, according to an Instagram video posted by a bystander. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025 In a blink, Abrams-Draine darted in front of Owens to pick off Bradley’s toss, somehow tapping both feet before toppling out of bounds. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025 When the policy agenda darted toward a new problem, Republican leaders would consult the same experts in think tanks such as the Brookings Institution, the federal bureaucracy and universities that Democratic leaders consulted. E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darted
Verb
  • Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Nine flies flitted about the place, three of which flew around utensils in kitchen storage.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the Lower West Side of Chicago, music blared and green, white and red flags fluttered down the streets of the predominantly Latino Pilsen neighborhood on Saturday as crowds gathered for the start of Mexican Independence Day celebrations.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Their tops and Tate’s hair fluttered in the breeze of a wind machine absurdly cranked up to Stage 4 hurricane levels.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like Spears’ 2001 performance, Carpenter also danced under rain.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Lewis might be the most popular backup QB to hit the Mile High City since Drew Lock danced his way into Front Range hearts.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Osaka said her fighting victory over Liudmila Samsonova in Montreal flicked a switch that lit the spark.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Sporting took the lead early thanks to Joveljic’s 15th goal of the 2025 season, a header flicked in at the near post.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 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

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“Darted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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