stalked

past tense of stalk

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stalked Angry about a yearslong lawsuit, the doctor had threatened Cozzi in a restroom and stalked him outside his home, prosecutors said. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The Sacramento woman was killed last Tuesday by a man who had stalked her for months, according to authorities. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Thakur had reported being stalked by Rohit Rohit, 22, since January and had taken out a restraining order against him in May, authorities said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Masked men staked out his home and stalked his wife on the street. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 The feds’ case alleged that Mangione had stalked the executive for weeks and laid out plans to kill him in a manifesto that lamented greed in the health insurance industry at the expense of everyday Americans’ well-being. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 Rhys gets to play Mayor Tom’s traumatic reactions to being stalked by a Sea Hag to great effect both comedically and horrifically. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026 Cepo stalked from the center and staggered Urbina with an overhand right, then pinned him to the fence and punched wildly. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Kohberger may have stalked his female victims After the slayings, one of the victims’ roommates Dylan Mortensen told the Moscow Police Department that Goncalves thought she was being followed in the weeks before she was murdered. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalked
Verb
  • Miami chased Atlanta starter JR Ritchie (1-5) during a three-run sixth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • New Zealand then spent 10 minutes in England's half and appeared to waste it until Du Plessis chased a clearance back to halfway, turned and kicked into empty space and beat everyone to the ball in goal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Adam Lambert strutted on stage in a studded and fringed leather jacket and proceeded to do the late Wham!
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Baby Jay strutted around while hundreds of Kansas fans dressed in crimson and blue crowded around them.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Police hunted tirelessly for the mastermind behind the killings, but the case has remained unsolved for more than 40 years.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The hacker essentially launched a massive internet scan that hunted for a way into the company’s network.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 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
Verb
  • As Darrell Royal, the old football coach at Texas once said … one of his players pranced into the end zone and started beating on his own chest.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • Then Surge zipped through a tunnel and pranced around the ring.
    — Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • At last Sun Ra sashayed onstage.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Dancing With the Stars pro Gleb Savchenko and troupe member Marcquet Hill sashayed their way onto Tuesday's episode of the long-running CBS soap as a couple of hip-thrusting bachelorette party dancers.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Jeezy, Teyana Taylor, Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Swizz Beatz, Rihanna (who briefly out-swaggered Jay), Pharrell, and Beyoncé, backed by the Mayyas, a Lebanese dance group.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In San Ángel, those men swaggered around town, smoking marijuana and blasting banda music from their flashy trucks.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Stalked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalked. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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