tagged along

past tense of tag along

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tagged along
Verb
  • Contender, the largest shark ever tagged by OCEARCH, was originally tagged in January offshore of the Florida-Georgia border.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • During the springs of 2022 and 2023, the researchers tagged 14 different bats, gathering incredible reports of the furry mammals’ adventures.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The visiting clubhouse attendants lit the same White Barn candles — mahogany teakwood intense — that brought the room back to life last month after the Phillies sprayed champagne and beer to celebrate a division title.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This past June, the family finally brought Terry back home.
    Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Erling Haaland and Gianluigi Donnarumma, Manchester City are top and tailed by arguably the best in their positions in the country.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson tailed her from Calvary Church to her home that Sunday morning.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump’s threat followed Beijing’s tightening of its control on rare earths, a group of critical minerals essential in the production of a wide range of electronics, automobiles and semiconductors.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Boise State generally made life miserable for Layne, the Idaho Vandals transfer who followed his coach, Jason Eck, from Moscow to Albuquerque.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An investigation was conducted, but Creech said he was not asked for a statement.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The poll was conducted by KFF, the nonpartisan health research organization.
    NPR, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Tagged along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagged%20along. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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