hounded

past tense of hound

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hounded By the time Kendra’s lies were discovered, the family was being hounded by debt collectors and were in danger of losing their home. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025 The Vikings defense hounded Maye, a veteran unit that ranked second in takeaways last year and confounded veteran quarterbacks with its exotic pressure packages. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025 Only one of Justine’s students remains, a meek boy named Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher), who is hounded by the press and law enforcement, but ultimately cleared of any suspicion. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2025 But others defended Wong as a successful leader who was hounded by resentful former officials who were voted out when her slate was elected. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hounded
Verb
  • Bergert was chased early as the Royals lost 10-2 to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • An interesting take because for the most part, the USA chased the game, particularly in the first half.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 26-year-old has been Arsenal’s captain since the summer of 2022, but in August, Adams urged Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to strip the Norway international of the Arsenal captaincy and hand the role to Declan Rice.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Chad Bauman, executive director at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, urged the committee to reject the funding allocations in the hopes of obtaining more money for the theater company.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Alexander-Arnold’s signing had been pursued by the club since last year, Alonso’s conviction and insistence were key in landing Huijsen, Carreras and Mastantuono.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While traveling with a driver and bodyguard, their car, pursued by paparazzi, crashed into a support column, flipped and landed in front of oncoming traffic.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Angels finally made a concession to the back trouble that has nagged Tyler Anderson all season.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nature meets medical robotics This innovative approach allows the microrobots to be tracked in real time and steered accurately within a life-sized anatomical model, marking a breakthrough in medical microrobotics.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the study, researchers tracked 12,772 adults averaging 52 years old for an eight-year period.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whistleblower allegations and production quality concerns have dogged the company, but Grant noted that Boeing has introduced improvements that airlines are beginning to see firsthand.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Lower Basin states, including Arizona, have put forward a new concept, but that plan has run into many of the same conflicts that dogged the Lower Basin’s previous proposal.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • She was followed by her brother Frankie, who spoke with PEOPLE on the red carpet before the awards show.
    Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That blockbuster, which Alcaraz won after a Houdini escape, has been followed by two solid sequels.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At one point, older brother Jason, an NFL player himself by then, called Jones and begged him to give Kelce another chance.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Rusev set up the steel chair in the turnbuckle as Sheamus begged Rusev to kick him.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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

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