sashayed

past tense of sashay
as in strutted
to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements the svelte young models sashayed down the catwalk with practiced insouciance

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Recent Examples of sashayed This time, of the five live roaches, the least shy sashayed across the floor in front of the cookline and crawled under a dining area table. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025 Orange feather boas sashayed away to the best seats. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025 Shades of Paula Abdul colored the song as Doja sashayed across the stage with her feathery vocals. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025 In addition to the plunging neckline, the dress featured an exaggerated bow with floor-length ribbons that sashayed down the front. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • Lively strutted on the sidewalk wearing a pair of Follies Cabo 120 pumps from Christian Louboutin.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Palvin, 32, strutted the runway several times at the lingerie house's signature event, which returned for the second year in a row, after a hiatus beginning in 2018.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As my daughter’s face paled, and a man in a clown mask stalked the aisles, panic seized my limbs.
    Christa Carmen, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Eva LaRue was stalked by a man who called himself Freddie Krueger for 12 years.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Colette pranced by, her curls dangling in a ponytail.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Noone, recognizing him as White, strode over.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And lo, here strode Escanor, god of sunlight and pride.
    New York Times, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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