moseyed

past tense of mosey

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of moseyed The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026 Elsewhere in the kitchen, two roaches scaled the wall over the three-compartment sink; two moseyed across a cookline table near the microwave oven; one climbed the wall behind the stove; and one went solo under a cookline table. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 The Nashville Predators moseyed westward for a California swing that started with a tie-breaking triumph against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, continued with another deadlock-loosening clash with the Kings on Monday and will wrap up versus the Ducks on Tuesday. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026 Many of the students moseyed over to Torero Stadium to take in USD’s 2025 football season opener against Cal Poly. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Kevin Costner's John Dutton may have moseyed on into the sunset. — EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025 The multicolored under glow on Motley’s Hellcat twinkled while attendees moseyed around the car, pointing fingers and asking questions. — Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025 Collin moseyed back to the ranch house and waited. — Jon Billman, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moseyed
Verb
  • To open the ceremony, Shirley strolled from the west end of the bridge to the east, where Charley was waiting.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Last October, the 31-year-old crypto investor and reality-television star Charlie Zakkour strolled down Beaver Street in the Financial District, trailed by cameras.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The longtime Bruce Springsteen and Conan O’Brien drummer then sauntered onstage, sticks in hand.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
  • While the kids’ father, Sam, took them for a swim, Mymonie sauntered by the road and searched for wild-grape leaves.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The choice of chartreuse — a borderline putrid shade of it, no less — walked an appropriate tightrope between glamorous and grotesque.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The lefty struck out three and walked four over two scoreless innings in his major-league debut, earning the win and aiding the Sox in a 5-3 victory.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The end result, Dallas Wilson wandered into the end zone, and the lead was 17.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Inside, a photo call sat to one side while the crowd wandered among jewelry vitrines with Champagne, white Negronis and white cosmos in hand, taking in the diamonds.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Enzo Maresca strode down the Old Trafford tunnel and let out a victorious roar.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • As Shohei Ohtani strode up to the plate Monday, Michael Bublé’s voice crooned over the Dodger Stadium speakers as always.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Moseyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moseyed. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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