dirked

Definition of dirkednext
past tense of dirk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirked
Verb
  • For the separator, small pieces of PET were flattened and carefully perforated with hot needles.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The bullet that hit Tarnor in the chest perforated a rib, the upper lobe of both lungs and the right atrium of his heart.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Just a few days earlier in California, a house that had been decorated with lights celebrating Chanukah was riddled with bullets, with the assailant having been heard to yell anti-Jewish epithets.
    Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Advertisement Venezuela is home to the world’s largest oil reserves, but its oil industry has been hit by sanctions and riddled with problems from corruption to fires that have dramatically reduced its output.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In Nix’s place, Payton told reporters that Stidham, who hasn’t thrown a pass since Week 18 of the 2023 season, would be thrust into starting action for this weekend’s AFC title game.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The documentary, which won a BAFTA and an Academy Award, thrust both its subject and the sport of free solo climbing—the act of ascending a cliff or mountain alone, without any ropes, harnesses or safety gear—into the spotlight.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Dirked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirked. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.

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