ducked
Example Sentences
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We ducked under a gate and surrounded Ernie as he headed to the locker room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Jon Bruno lives a couple of blocks away from the billboard in West Hollywood and ducked out of his house Friday morning to try to catch a glimpse of the spectacle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
“I immediately ducked down, put my hands up, and covered my head,” she said.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
On a busy Saturday night in February 2019, hundreds of patrons of the arts ducked out of the cold and into New York City’s bustling Guggenheim Museum.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
He ducked into doorways a few times to hide from the night stewards.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
