stalked

Example Sentences

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And yet for all this success, a persistent melancholy stalked the writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Guardiola grew frustrated with City's failure to kill off Newcastle, urging his players to "keep the ball better" as he stalked the touchline.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Author Michelle McNamara a decade ago helped revive interest in a serial killer who stalked parts of California in the 1970s and 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Host Claudia Winkleman was rattled by Imrie's murder, declaring: "I love her", as she stalked out of the breakfast room clutching her portrait.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

It was as if the shark had sensed it was being watched, stalked even, because right when Sookie aimed the harpoon at the fish, the shark shifted in a different direction.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen