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dart

[dahrt] / dɑrt /


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Obediently, we scan the ends and tops of logs, looking between low scrub and patches of vivid wildflowers for a flash of stripes or a dart of movement.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

He smiled after I busted him for looking, which made me recoil in horror and quickly dart over to hide in the pet food aisle.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

"Football!" the children respond in unison as they dart between tents and ambulances in a pharmacy parking lot.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

The young intern who shot us with a tranquilizer dart and then inserted that inexact analysis apologizes.

From Slate Jun. 13, 2026

Those piercing blue eyes dart around the room like they’re watching everything at once.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Ted acts as if he knows little about the game; Rupert fails to ask anything beyond, “Do you like darts, Ted?”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

It was the scene where Ted plays the smug Rupert Mannion character in darts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Hopefuls are asked a series of questions in the application form, such as how long have they been playing darts and why they think they could beat Littler.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The former world champion was punished for some poor finishing and lost his first six legs with the darts before finally holding throw.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

I could hear the suck and thump of the darts being launched and landing on his wall, through mine.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

Wooden baskets swinging behind them, the Flemings and Schifferles darted between trees, dug through patches of ivy and peered beneath shrubs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Daryl Mitchell was not playing a shot, and this time the ball darted up the slope to uproot the unguarded off stump.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

So when Bernarr — born Bernarr Ferebee Jr. — darted to the Grammy stage in February to accept his first award, for progressive R&B album for “Bloom,” the viral moment felt perfectly on brand.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

Last Tuesday, Olise darted infield from the right flank past a couple of players and curled a left-footed shot into the corner.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

Winnie darted over, pressing her little palms to it.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

“Archer is like a mini-expressway,” said Alderwoman Julia Ramirez, describing cars and trucks darting in and out on the diagonal road before the changes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Others believe the best solution is darting the horses with birth control, a method used elsewhere in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Matt said the highlight of the experience would be the blue morpho butterfly from central America, "with iridescent blue wings, darting and flitting" around the space.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Isaac Del Toro took the overall lead at the UAE Tour after darting clear to earn his second stage victory of the week atop the Jebel Hafeet mountain on Saturday.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

Her eyes were darting back and forth now like a hare caught in a trap, looking from the vines to the approaching warriors to the vines again with visible panic.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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