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dart

[dahrt] / dɑrt /


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"Football!" the children respond in unison as they dart between tents and ambulances in a pharmacy parking lot.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

The young intern who shot us with a tranquilizer dart and then inserted that inexact analysis apologizes.

From Slate Jun. 13, 2026

Raffi Quirke, a boyhood Sale fan, signed off before a summer move to Newcastle with a blindside dart and cute chip to set up one of Arron Reed's two tries.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

The bear was eventually hit with a dart and fell asleep on top of a cinder block wall dividing two properties, its body straddling either side.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

Glancing over my shoulder to make sure they’re not following me, I break into a run, dart left down an alleyway and around the corner, increasing the distance between me and him.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Ted acts as if he knows little about the game; Rupert fails to ask anything beyond, “Do you like darts, Ted?”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

It was the scene where Ted plays the smug Rupert Mannion character in darts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Beat Luke Littler will be a live darts event in which anybody can enter, with 20 people ultimately being chosen to take part.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Hopefuls are asked a series of questions in the application form, such as how long have they been playing darts and why they think they could beat Littler.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Merry did not like this talk of wild men and poisoned darts, but quite apart from that a great weight of dread was on him.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The next inning, the Rays’ Ben Williamson hit a two-out single to Tucker in right field, and Tampa’s Jonathan Aranda darted around third toward home.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

The visitors needed a response and they got it when Adams darted over from close range and Sheedy converted to halve the deficit.

From BBC May 8, 2026

So when Bernarr — born Bernarr Ferebee Jr. — darted to the Grammy stage in February to accept his first award, for progressive R&B album for “Bloom,” the viral moment felt perfectly on brand.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

After a stout display of Irish defending, Wales landed some big hits on the hosts at the other end before Crowley darted through a gap for a well-taken try that he failed to convert.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2026

Razi darted forward and yanked the map from him.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Dan used a horizontal bar lined with LED lights that kept my eyes dancing and darting as he prompted me to recall a distressing childhood memory.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

Matt said the highlight of the experience would be the blue morpho butterfly from central America, "with iridescent blue wings, darting and flitting" around the space.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Isaac Del Toro took the overall lead at the UAE Tour after darting clear to earn his second stage victory of the week atop the Jebel Hafeet mountain on Saturday.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

Women of all ages sat in the waiting room, darting their eyes, looking for connection and distraction.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

“Somebody must know,” said Rich, his eyes darting around and his head nodding quickly, as if no one could possibly disagree with that.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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