bolt
Example Sentences
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You never moved so fast on a run as when a deer jumped out in front of the team and bolted down the trail.
From Literature
I’d make up stories about it: tales of a land that only existed in Bubbe’s attic, with a princess imprisoned in a tower and a monster standing guard outside the big bolted doors.
From Literature
I bolted awake at 7 a.m.—unusual for me any day, but especially on vacation.
And while it isn’t designed to be forever, it is bolted to the sidewalk.
From Los Angeles Times
The idea of making any move at all sent a bolt of terror through me.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
