strutted

past tense of strut

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of strutted In February, when Calvin Klein made its grand return to New York Fashion Week, Jenner even strutted the runway. Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025 Having only raced four times in her career, this Brad Cox trainee strutted her stuff on August 28 in an allowance race on opening day at this Franklin, Kentucky track. Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The crowd at Sunday's Jonas Brothers concert in Dallas, Texas, got the surprise of a lifetime when Normani Kordei, Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui, and Dinah Jane strutted out onstage for their first performance as a group since announcing a hiatus in 2018. Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025 When Violet strutted and somersaulted her way onto the court, she was met with near-universal acclaim from the Valkyries’ latest sellout crowd of 18,064fans. Andrew Zeng, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strutted
Verb
  • Unity successfully stalked and became close friends with Adolf Hitler himself.
    Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Set on Juneteenth, the film follows a group of friends who venture to a remote cabin in the woods to celebrate the holiday, only to be stalked by a mysterious masked killer.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Colors are displayed with unwavering precision, gradients move with fluidity, and images are razor-sharp.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The polarization was vividly displayed on the eve of the start of the trial, when tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets to express their views in favor and against Bolsonaro’s prosecution.
    Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The remainder of the perimeter exhibited primarily backing and smoldering fire behavior.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Narwhals have exhibited intense fear responses to seismic airguns used in oil and gas exploration, making sudden, deep dives to escape the blasts.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then, a black horse strode between the trees, beelining for Stires.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The child was nowhere to be seen on Wednesday as her father strode down the red carpet at Tiananmen Square ahead of Xi’s military parade.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At one point, a running number tied to Boys and Girls Clubs of America flashed on the screen, starting at $100,000.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Ethan Nwaneri hit the first, which was blocked, and then Zubimendi flashed in the second.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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
  • Video of the fatal attack showed Kirk speaking to a large crowd of people on the university campus as a shot rings out.
    Richard Hall, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk was addressing a crowd of thousands of people at an outdoor event at the campus in Oren, Utah, when video showed a bullet hitting him in the neck area.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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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“Strutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strutted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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