sailed into

phrase

past tense of sail into
1
as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly The customer sailed into the server when the food came out wong.

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2
as in waded (in or into)
to start work on energetically The students sailed into the new assignment right away.

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Recent Examples of sailed into The first Europeans, led by Spain's Juan de Ayala in his ship the San Carlos, sailed into what is now called San Francisco Bay, anchoring behind Angel Island. — USA Today, 21 July 2026 As Santa Margarita’s last pass at the South County Classic sailed into the hands of a Sierra Canyon defender, the outcome of the championship game and the challenge ahead for the Eagles became clear. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026 The docuseries says 19 people were aboard when Belfort ignored warnings to remain in port and sailed into a Mediterranean storm. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 Goodman’s throw sailed into center field and Rafael Devers, the runner on third, waltzed home to give San Francisco a one-run lead. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 July 2026 It’s been a decade since the story about wayfarer Moana first sailed into theaters. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026 Buehler turned late and fired a throw ostensibly toward second base that sailed into center field and allowed Marte to trot home. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026 Balogun wasn’t able to make the same impact as in previous games, and the team only scored one goal after Malik Tillman’s free kick sailed into the net. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Suárez’s cross sailed into the box and landed right at the feet of John Arias, who then flushed it past the Ghana goalkeeper for the early goal. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailed into
  1. tied into
  2. had at
  3. tore into
  4. pitched into
  5. went at
Phrase
  • Other companies are tied into these corporations, forming circles of current and expected future investment and sales.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • That then tied into the idea of the betrayal and manipulation of xenia and how that fed into the collapse of this civilization.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of tied into
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  • Seven receivers had at least one snap of team drills with Allen, but there were definitely trends.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The most recent experiments there had at last demonstrated the viability of a weapon that could wipe out entire enemy populations without leaving a scratch on their infrastructure.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Definition of had at
Phrase
  • For all the challenges Prisco’s weathered over the century, nothing tested the family resolve like damage from a violent wind storm last August that tore into the store, causing part of the back wall to collapse and sending water pouring inside.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Young orcas then gobbled up fish fragments that drifted through the water as their elders tore into what was left of the sunfish’s corpse.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of tore into
Phrase
  • Scott underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2025 and pitched into the sixth just three times in his first 14 starts this year.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Lambert has pitched into the sixth inning during 12 of his 17 starts and has thrown 100 or more pitches five times.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of pitched into
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  • The offensive line and defensive lines went at it for one-on-ones.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • So this fight scene was that on steroids, and Colin and I went at it for hours and hours.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Definition of went at

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“Sailed into.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailed%20into. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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