galloped

past tense of gallop

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of galloped The six-foot-three wideout hauled in the pass, broke a tackle, and galloped to the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown pass. Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025 My Life With the Walter Boys has galloped back onto Netflix with its second season, and Ashby Gentry’s Alex Walter returns after a transformative — in more ways than one — summer training in rodeo riding. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025 Christian galloped toward the men, jumped and embraced them in delight. Mark Gray, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025 Goldie, like Bucephalus, seized the bit and galloped into the intoxicating world of knowing, of finding out, of discovering reasons and causations. Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galloped
Verb
  • The wild-eyed elk turned and trotted parallel to me.
    Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The final segment, reserved for special teams, gave much of the roster a breather, helmets off and tucked in hands, but then a 35-year-old tight end trotted to an empty neighboring field.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 25-year-old then jogged back to his limping competitor and the two put their arms around each other and crossed the finish line together.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Once on the sideline, Reed remained in pain and jogged instantly to the locker room.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The video, released Thursday night, showed a person running across a rooftop of the building from which the fatal round was fired before climbing down and dropping to the ground.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Pittman noted the Rebels didn’t run their offense at their standard lightning pace for much of the game and did a lot of looks to the sidelines for late play adjustments.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The crowd crouched – then sprinted away from the canopy.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Friedl dove and had the ball bounce off his glove just in front of the warning track, as Merrill sprinted to third base with his team-leading fifth triple of the season.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Galloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galloped. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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