Explore Ambled through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ambled meaning
simple past and past participle of amble
Using Ambled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of amble
- In the example corpus, ambled often appears in combinations such as: ambled through, ambled up, he ambled.
Context around Ambled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ambled
- In this selection, "ambled" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, man, sideline, musicians, down, toward and past stand out and add context to how "ambled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the man ambled up and and ambled up knocked. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ambled" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ambled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ambled up, knocked it casually into the corner. (8 words)
In March, one ambled down a street in Queens. (9 words)
The orchestra tuned as the last musicians ambled into Schoenfeld Hall at USC. (13 words)
Spencer Grammer and her 32-year-old friend were eating at an outside table at The Black Ant in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood around 11:30 p.m. Friday when the man ambled up and demanded to be served as the restaurant was closing down. (46 words)
Grammer and her 32-year-old friend were eating at an outside table at The Black Ant in Manhattan’s East Village neighbourhood around 11:30 p.m. Friday when the man ambled up and demanded to be served as the restaurant was closing down. (45 words)
Meanwhile, diners spun lazy Susans and clinked plates as various performances went on in the background, including traditional Mongolian dance and a fashion show during which women ambled down a polished wooden floor to EDM music. (36 words)
Example sentences (17)
He limped down the home sideline, ambled past the adoring student section, and tiptoed behind the south end zone.
In March, one ambled down a street in Queens.
Rather than squander the wealth of the moment by doing actual housework, we ambled out the door and eventually found our way to the charming neighborhood of St. Anthony Park.
The orchestra tuned as the last musicians ambled into Schoenfeld Hall at USC.
As she ambled through the precinct, her every step was met with giggles and delighted gasps.
Meanwhile, diners spun lazy Susans and clinked plates as various performances went on in the background, including traditional Mongolian dance and a fashion show during which women ambled down a polished wooden floor to EDM music.
Grammer and her 32-year-old friend were eating at an outside table at The Black Ant in Manhattan’s East Village neighbourhood around 11:30 p.m. Friday when the man ambled up and demanded to be served as the restaurant was closing down.
He ambled through a group of applauding employees and into a foreign world.
Spencer Grammer and her 32-year-old friend were eating at an outside table at The Black Ant in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood around 11:30 p.m. Friday when the man ambled up and demanded to be served as the restaurant was closing down.
When Reed ambled onto the floor a few minutes before tipoff, Albert began doing play-by-play of his warm-up jumpers.
Green got up and ambled toward the detective who knew him, his gun pointed down in his right hand.
He ambled to the middle of the jam circle and strummed his stickered guitar.
He ambled toward a faded green truss bridge near the fork of the Downie and Yuba rivers, where a dozen roses have been strung up with wire since July in remembrance of Josefa.
After the elephants had ambled home, I couldn't resist stopping at the gift shop on my way out.
Ambled up, knocked it casually into the corner.
As the cooks ambled into a nearby classroom and began to place bowls on wooden desks, the 64 pupils remained quiet.
Retired bus driver Iain Gray ambled through Calgary's cavernous Greyhound depot on its last day in operation, a gold pin with the bus company's logo on his jacket.
Common combinations with ambled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ambled through 3×
- ambled up 3×
- he ambled 3×
- ambled down 2×
- ambled into 2×
- man ambled 2×
- ambled toward 2×