bolt
Example Sentences
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Over the next year, Aneksi no longer bolted when I entered the room.
From Los Angeles Times
“These are not systems that can be replaced by a small collection of niche features cobbled together and bolted on in the name of AI,” he added.
From Barron's
So I drop my stuff on my second-choice desk and bolt to the one place that might help.
From Literature
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He seemed like some kind of animal ready to bolt up and out of there at any second.
From Literature
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Apparently, my mother bolted up in bed one night while pregnant with me, nudged my father, director Vincente Minnelli, and told him her idea.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.