romped

past tense of romp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of romped In November, the president was on hand as the NFL’s Washington Commanders hosted the Detroit Lions, and the visitors romped 44-22. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Ticket prices are skyrocketing with the league's biggest market finally back in the series, with tickets inside the Garden so hard to acquire that Knicks fans have instead bought up seats in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland as their team romped through the Eastern Conference playoffs. ABC News, 3 June 2026 Instead, Potapova battled back to even things and then quickly romped in the tiebreaker, winning 7-1. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 The Dodgers romped through a weekend at Angel Stadium, scoring 31 runs in what amounted to live batting practice against the Angels’ woeful pitching staff. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026 In Wisconsin, where presidential elections are normally determined by statewide swings of 2% or less, Taylor romped to a massive win by racking up huge margins in deep blue cities like Milwaukee and Madison while severely eating into usual Republican margins in suburbs and rural areas. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026 Joe Timmerman | Wisconsin Watch | Getty Images Democrats romped to a 20 percentage point victory in a race for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, while Republicans won a special election for a House seat in Georgia by a far less comfortable margin than in 2024. Garrett Downs, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026 In the early-season win, Johnston earned the first star of the game with a goal and an assist as Dallas romped to a 5-2 victory. Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026 On a warm, summer-like afternoon at home Thursday, Westview romped to a 9-4 win over fellow Division 2 opponent El Camino. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romped
Verb
  • With thousands of dejected Spain supporters trudging past, fans of the Blue Sharks danced in celebration as supporters of other countries high fived and embraced them.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
  • Legendary ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, uber-socialite Nan Kempner, and fellow fashion designers Halston, Donna Karan, and Oscar de la Renta sipped champagne from crystal stemware and danced the night away on the main deck.
    Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Even amidst the Covid pandemic, Miranda hopped between countries to explore the worlds of Broadway theatre, the London art scene, Scottish luxury hotels, and online fitness.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 June 2026
  • Some fans hopped out of their rideshare cars in the middle of the street just to get out of traffic.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Clemson's Shantae Foreman leaped 46 feet, 7 inches on her sixth and final try to win the triple jump.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • After that, Obsession’s business leaped an unprecedented 39% upward in its second weekend in theaters and a 14% jump in weekend three, before taking a mere 7% dip in weekend four.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • After training sessions, the dogs frolicked on the sprawling back deck that Annie had transformed into a canine playground, complete with a swimming pool.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
  • The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Hegseth skipped their last meeting in February.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • When the final buzzer sounded in Game 5, the 7-foot-4 French phenom skipped the traditional handshake line and headed straight for the locker room.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Shares tumbled on the announcement.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 17 June 2026
  • Dave & Buster's tumbled more than 15% after the restaurant and family entertainment company badly missed Wall Street's first-quarter profit targets.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026

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