ducked
Example Sentences
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The Dutchmen we had on board, and some few English, desired to be Ducked, some six, others eight and ten times, to have the better title for being Treated when they came home.
From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus
Ducked, lost his stick and goloshes, finally squatted on the ground and whimpered for forgiveness.
From The Precipice by Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich
Ducked, deservedly, by a crowd on Main Street, Ripley could never regain real standing in the High School, and he knew that.
From The High School Pitcher Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
"Ducked into a little shanty with a laundry sign on the fence," replied Julia, "and we were so glad to be rid of her we just raced all the way down B street."
From The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue by Garis, Lilian
On the 25th, according to custom, we Ducked those that had never passed the Tropic before.
From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus
