Ducked is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ducked meaning
simple past and past participle of duck
Using Ducked
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of duck
- In the example corpus, ducked often appears in combinations such as: ducked out, ducked the, ducked and.
Context around Ducked
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ducked
- In this selection, "ducked" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, children, hogan, cody and behind stand out and add context to how "ducked" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as hogan ducked out of and but matt ducked to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ducked" sits close to words such as adjudged, algebras and altria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ducked
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He ducked a lariat to apply the stretch plum submission. (10 words)
A neighbor said she and her children ducked for cover inside their home. (13 words)
Cody ducked a sixth spear attempt, and Clark crashed hard into the corner. (13 words)
They had less luck when it came to meeting the Senator from New York, who ducked out of his appointment with them (but Mother Jones ordered a big breakfast for the kids at the hotel where they were to meet and charged it to him). (45 words)
Nia Hunter darted in for a layup, and then a second later Erin Sellers ripped a steal and ducked in for a layup, and suddenly Oakland Tech was up 11 and running away to an eventual blowout. (37 words)
But Vučević ducked out of the paint in an attempt to avoid a 3-second violation at the same time Banchero lowered his shoulder to drive to the basket. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
A neighbor said she and her children ducked for cover inside their home.
Boss Man back in and he accidentally decks Akeem as Hogan ducked out of the way.
But he has faced accusations - which he strongly denies - that he "ducked" the vote that legalised gay marriage in 2014 because of religious pressure from a Glasgow mosque.
But Vučević ducked out of the paint in an attempt to avoid a 3-second violation at the same time Banchero lowered his shoulder to drive to the basket.
Cody ducked a sixth spear attempt, and Clark crashed hard into the corner.
Dar grabbed the legs, then ducked under the enziguri, turning into kind of a dragon screw, and put on the ankle lock.
Gunn went for the Fameasser on Jeff Hardy, but Hardy blocked it and ducked a clothesline.
He ducked a lariat to apply the stretch plum submission.
It ducked behind a short bush and when I drove past it I could no longer see it.
Nia Hunter darted in for a layup, and then a second later Erin Sellers ripped a steal and ducked in for a layup, and suddenly Oakland Tech was up 11 and running away to an eventual blowout.
Sakura ducked a clothesline and connected with one that knocked Willow down, but Willow’s foot struck Sakura, leaving both women down momentarily.
Shazza ducked and Steph flew over the top rope and was eliminated at 19:00.
Shotzi ducked a punch from Baszler, who was put down by a Natalya clothesline.
The man ducked behind one of the dock pillars and called for help.
The match began with Cardona vs. Miedo, but Matt ducked to the floor to stall.
The mayor smiled and waved at reporters along the red carpet but ducked his head and covered his eyes when a photographer raised his camera.
They ducked in and out of alleyways, sprinted across streets with rocket propelled grenade launchers and Kalashinkov assault rifles.
They had less luck when it came to meeting the Senator from New York, who ducked out of his appointment with them (but Mother Jones ordered a big breakfast for the kids at the hotel where they were to meet and charged it to him).
Throughout the night, they climbed up steep hills underneath freeways, ducked below bridges and pushed away thick brush in parks across the county.
Trinity rallied, but an errant head kick popped the referee when Alisha ducked.
Common combinations with ducked
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: