tagged along

past tense of tag along

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tagged along
Verb
  • The stock gapped hard on that print, opening above $271 from a $235 close the prior day, and briefly tagged $284 a few sessions later.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Ben Ross tagged at third, but Lowe’s strong one-bounce throw got to catcher Moisés Ballesteros in time for a sweeping tag of Ross at home to end Minnesota’s threat.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In other cases, Virginia prosecutors have previously brought their own expert witnesses to counter an insanity defense at trials or even disputed the claims without their own expert, according to reports and court records.
    Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service (Alpert JFS) brought MHFA to Palm Beach County in 2014 and has since trained thousands of community members (at no cost) to be that first line of support.
    Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After that perfect airport rapprochement, Edwards and I tailed them to Jagger’s chateau near Amboise in the Loire Valley.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Santa, who was heavy and plodding with bad knees, couldn’t keep up as Gayle tailed this man through an alleyway.
    Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The move is the first in a string of major central bank decisions this week, with the Bank of England up next, and followed by the Bank of Japan on Friday.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That study, being conducted by DRC and Doctors Without Borders, will give participants a shot of Ervebo, followed a month later by a shot of an experimental vaccine designed to protect against the Sudan version of the Ebola virus.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Authorities conducted a traffic stop and arrested him without incident.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That equipment ultimately failed to lure back shoppers and the company conducted another round of layoffs at the beginning of the year.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Tagged along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagged%20along. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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