horned in

past tense of horn in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for horned in
Verb
  • The Bengals also worked out former Cleveland Browns signal-caller Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason but was among the team's cuts in August.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In 2024, the Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates three times — a half-point cut last September, a quarter point cut in November, and a quarter-point cut in December.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over the years, government policies favoring the private sector and companies aiming to profit from the country’s natural resources were put in place to boost the economy after it was devastated by events like Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and the 2009 coup that ousted then-president José Manuel Zelaya.
    Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
  • For the original repairs to the Pfeiffer Falls Trail, crews from the California Conservation Corps, California’s state parks department and the nonprofit American Conservation Experience put in 66,000 hours of work between 2017 and 2021.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shortly after midnight, the burners remember, their serenity was interrupted by a group of law enforcement officers who entered the camp to ask questions.
    Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
  • However, their usual matchday walk was interrupted by fans, forcing England to return to their Zurich base at the Dolder Grand hotel.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Five of the seven members present on stage chipped in on vocals, with Warren Ham taking on the song’s higher vocal parts.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Freshman Parker Duncan added 22 kills and Romani Thurman chipped in 12.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Horned in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horned%20in. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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