kenned

Definition of kennednext
past tense of ken, chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • O’Hara said city police officers have responded to calls about cars abandoned because their drivers have been apprehended by immigration enforcement.
    Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Timmons was apprehended on December 17, 2025, taken to Carroll County Central Booking, and served with a warrant.
    Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The administration has quietly directed diplomats to press allies on restricting inflows, enhancing deportation mechanisms, and ending policies perceived as favoring migrants over citizens.
    Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • For men, engaging with cosmetic surgery or tweakments to enhance appearance was, until recently, perceived as a largely feminine endeavor.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • How gentle and precious to be understood.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • In handing down the sentence, Montenegro said Bonillo understood the scope of his misdeeds, abused his position of trust and used that position to enrich himself while undermining CBP’s main goal.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The big puzzles of today, including dark matter, dark energy, and the origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry, could hardly have been fathomed at the time.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
  • For reasons nobody has ever quite fathomed, people finally became receptive to the concept.
    Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
Verb
  • Though their divorce was acrimonious, and the two were later involved in various legal proceedings, the source said that Clarkson knew the importance of her children’s relationship with their father.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Authorities said the two teenagers knew each other, but did not provide further details on their relationship.
    Katie Houlis, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The impact of the new method of counting the house is perhaps best appreciated by looking back to the 2023 list.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Curry appreciated his coach’s fire.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Entering a back-to-back this weekend against Golden State and Indiana, the Nuggets possessed the third-best offense in the NBA behind Jokic’s 12 assists per game.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The charges against Martinez, however, made no mention of a weapon, and prosecutors have acknowledged in court that the gun was not displayed or possessed by Martinez during the confrontation.
    James Hill, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Align franchise, Lululemon hosted a 5,000-person yoga event at Beijing’s Worker’s Stadium, followed by local events across 43 cities within the next month, hosting a total of over 10,000 participants.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Another Utah State goal followed after a Boise State foul in the box.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Kenned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kenned. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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