picnicked

Definition of picnickednext
past tense of picnic

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Following the exhibition, guests dined at Trattoria Cammillo, a family-run restaurant serving traditional Tuscan cuisine with courses of homemade pasta and classic regional dishes.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • Its famed 19th-century patrons included the writers Charles Dickens and Arthur Conan Doyle, who dined among rolling carving trolleys—which, in fact, were quietly gliding in the background to prevent disturbing the country’s top chess players, the venue being the sport’s British center at the time.
    Ming Liu, Robb Report, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • Along with his involvement in Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles biopic, McCartney recently partook in a documentary about his time with Wings, Man on the Run, which was directed by Morgan Neville and released in February.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Meghan Markle partook in a new social media trend on Friday, January 16.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Larimer County officials said the ditch runs behind homes and is fed by the Cache la Poudre River.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Much of the freak-out was fed by polls supposedly showing Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco atop the field.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Wild goats grazed on steep rocky hillsides around the bend from El Vicenc (rates from $240).
    Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • One bullet grazed an Eagle Team, Patrick Daley, in the right calf while Daley tried to take cover behind the kiosk.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • With Ohtani both hitting well and appearing more refreshed lately, however, he’s been in the batting order for his past three starts on the mound.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • And the hotel’s refreshed look, with fabrics designed to mimic the fronds and ferns in the lush gardens outside, is the culmination of a five-year update led by interiors expert Lulu Lytle of Soane Britain.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • In that time, he’s cooked through about 1,000 recipes, noshed at more than 200 restaurants and seriously considered getting a map of the city’s grocery stores tattooed on his arm for easy reference.
    Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Throughout the evening, guests noshed on catfish nuggets, lamb kabobs with curry vinaigrette, and, my personal favorite, a doughnut with a halva and whisky caramel glaze.
    Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Threatened by the lack of water and nibbled by starving livestock, the trees that once formed a dense forest in the Somali region of Ethiopia are in danger, locals say.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That led to a viral moment in a Lions’ Thanksgiving Day game when his teammates were shown chowing down on the turkey provided by Fox, while Montgomery nibbled on a carrot.
    Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Picnicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picnicked. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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