stalk

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Recent Examples of stalk Traven Sharon stalked the center mat at Ball Arena Saturday night with two letters and a number, faded by sweat and toil — BB1 — scribbled on the outside of his left shoe. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025 The latest stats say 80% of stalking victims are tracked using tech. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 Surveillance and stalking undermine children’s education. Josh Rosenthal, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025 Mangione is charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism, stalking and a slew of other state and federal charges in both New York and Pennsylvania, for allegedly gunning down Thompson, a married father of two from Minnesota. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stalk
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Verb
  • She's abruptly fired from her exercise show when her creepy boss (Dennis Quaid) decides to hunt for younger talent to be the face of the series.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
  • In Ituri, hundreds of miles north of where M23 is on the march, Ugandan troops are hunting members of the Islamist Allied Democratic Forces.
    Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Adriana Gonzalez, 24, captured the joyous moment when Eli, nicknamed Belly, strutted into the vet's waiting room after completing her final round of chemotherapy.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
  • To raucous applause, Miss Chi strutted through a crowd of more than 300 students to sit in conversation with Cruel.
    Hunter Lacey, Allure, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Trail: For Palestine Comedy Club, as Palestinians chase laughter in the face of conflict.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Another incident involved a grizzly sow with two cubs chasing a series of cars on icy roads.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • At times, the show subverts expectations, casting Salonga as the Into the Woods witch while Peters prances about in a red cloak as Little Red Riding Hood.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Inside the mansion At Holt Kramer's home on an early December evening, Stormy, her rescue poodle, pranced down a spiral staircase into the living room.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025

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