jogged

past tense of jog

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jogged Myles Straw, running out to left as Varland jogged in from the bullpen, began yelling at his closer and throwing his arm in the air. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Back up in his own end zone, Robinson blew past outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, made the snag from Tagovailoa and jogged the rest of the way to the goal line. Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Chad Williams jogged back toward Blue Lakes, appearing to glance for pursuers around the charging station’s wall, Watters’ video showed. Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026 Across the street, dozens Los Angeles County firefighter recruits jogged at the Del Valle Regional Training Center, pushing through the inescapable aroma of trash in the air. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Aaron Judge jogged and stretched on the field at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, marking a significant step in his recovery from a broken rib. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 Producer Cameron Mackintosh jogged out onto the stage, thanking those onstage for being a part of the musical’s generational legacy. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 July 2026 After feeding coins into a meter, Darien Wharton, 21, of west Orlando, jogged across West Robinson Street to drop something at a friend’s apartment. Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 Chapman barely jogged down the first-base line after hitting an inning-ending pop-up and was removed from the game. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jogged
Verb
  • Earlier this month, bulldozers were videoed uprooting trees and shoveling dirt as wild animals trotted by.
    Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This time, Maye tossed an interception downfield, and trotted off toward the sideline in defeat.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • My Lady Clam bobbed in the water, which didn’t look so turbulent from where Kath sat.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • One afternoon as a rookie, listening to coaches drone on in a dark room with film cutups flashing in front of them, his head bobbed.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • The backstory Iva and Renato are the third generation of Iva’s family to run the business, started by Iva’s great-uncle Zorko and his wife Rita (merging their names to create Zori) back in 1947.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Nakase rolled with the bench unit for much of the fourth quarter, asking Kaitlyn Chen to run point and Hayes to create off the dribble.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Fresh water is often pumped into the caverns during rapid drawdowns, which dissolves the salt walls, Misra said.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The person who pumped the gas can be seen wearing a black balaclava style mask and dark clothing, the warrant affidavit said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • A couple of kids sprinted by, brandishing plastic machine guns.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Caglianone sprinted to third base and Royals third-base coach Vance Wilson aggressively waved him home.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Messick laughed, shook his head and pleaded for the nickname to meet a quick demise.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Neighbors said the blast shook homes as far as two blocks away.
    Bryant Reed, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But in 1933, within a matter of days, they were jerked back into reality.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The Princess of Wales wore earrings that honored Queen Elizabeth II and a necklace that nodded to her three children.
    Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Manning nodded his head with a smile from his seat among the Hall of Famers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Jogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jogged. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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