strutted

past tense of strut

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of strutted Just last week, Minnesota strolled into San Francisco, delivered a clinical beatdown and strutted off the floor like brash royalty, reminding the peasants of their place. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Earlier this month, Andrew and Tristan Tate strutted around Washington as MAGA royalty. Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 Later, after 7 1/3 innings of dominant baseball, Skubal strutted off the field to an even louder standing ovation. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 July 2026 The Cécred founder strutted out on stage in a plunging black pinstripe blazer jacket paired with matching pinstripe capri pants. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 July 2026 America's Next Top Model star Kayla Ferrel Onder once strutted the runway for Tyra Banks' judgment on two different cycles of the reality competition series. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 Some new names and familiar faces who strutted their stuff this year included Brooks Nader, Camille Kostek, Alix Earle, Molly Sims and Katie Austin, who is expecting her first child. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026 The ‘90s supermodel strutted down the runway at W South Beach for Sports Illustrated’s show, no doubt the most anticipated event of Miami Swim Week, which wrapped Sunday. Madeleine Marr june 1, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026 Two days later, supermodel Bella Hadid strutted into the same festival in Puma Speedcat Metallic sneakers. Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strutted
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • This image taken on August 25, 2026 shows an Icelandic flag displayed along a street in central Reykjavik, Iceland, ahead of the country's upcoming referendum.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • To drive home their appeal for funds from Washington, the lawmakers displayed a board that showed the amount of money sent by the federal government to support previous games.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 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
  • During the 1980s, Kusama exhibited regularly at venues including Fuji Television Gallery.
    Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kusama, one of Japan’s most respected contemporary artists, was widely exhibited around the world, including at the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In April 2025, Kennedy strode onto an HHS stage to announce deals with food makers.
    Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Trump strode into office for a second term vowing to avoid lengthy and expensive military entanglements.
    Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Jarrett is healthy, van den Berg has been the story of camp, newcomers Street and Gallimore have flashed at times, and Dexter is entering a contract year.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Keelan Marion, who flashed at times this training camp, is unlikely to be brought back — the Falcons have more receivers above him on their roster.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Attendee’s workday blues than completely vanished thanks to Billboard‘s Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year GELO, who swaggered about the stage and ignited the party with the littest cuts off his debut album, League of My Own.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • The win showed progress, but just a small amount at this point.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Earl showed precision with both short and deep balls, like on successive 45-yard scoring tosses.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

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“Strutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strutted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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