stalked

Example Sentences

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And yet for all this success, a persistent melancholy stalked the writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Guardiola grew frustrated with City's failure to kill off Newcastle, urging his players to "keep the ball better" as he stalked the touchline.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Author Michelle McNamara a decade ago helped revive interest in a serial killer who stalked parts of California in the 1970s and 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

A Polish national who claimed to be Madeleine McCann "pursued that myth" and stalked the missing girl's parents by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their address, a court has heard.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Then he went on sobbing and hiccuping and hugging his blanket while Imogene stalked off and the whole big crowd of kids grumbled at Louella as if it was her fault.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson