bolt

Example Sentences

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While private credit firms like Blue Owl Capital saw investors bolt from their funds last year, industry leader Ares Management Corp. cruised above the turbulence—until now.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"I just realised like a bolt one night that our two grandchildren, who at that time were under one and nearly five, were in the same position that Claire was in," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“A gap year,” it was called, as if the Celtics were going to bolt off to a drafty Paris flat and pretend to read Sartre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Now that she’s caring for the infant, however, he’s itching to bolt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

I charge around the bleachers and bolt to the top row.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner