Explore Hounded through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hounded meaning
simple past and past participle of hound
Using Hounded
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of hound
- In the example corpus, hounded often appears in combinations such as: hounded by, was hounded, hounded out.
Context around Hounded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hounded
- In this selection, "hounded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, allegedly, repeatedly, lakers, minnesota, faced and amy stand out and add context to how "hounded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abeysekera was hounded out of and an america hounded by the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hounded" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hounded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Murray was hounded by Edwards during an intimidating 18-4 start. (11 words)
I don’t think we hound famous people in the same way that people hounded Amy, these days. (18 words)
Aaron's group (consisting of himself, Jerry, Lydia and Elijah) were hounded by what Aaron initially thought were Whisperers. (19 words)
A 12-year-old Jewish student was forced to kneel down and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate, while a five-year-old boy was allegedly called a “Jewish cockroach” and repeatedly hounded in the school toilets by his young classmates. (42 words)
Members of these smaller yet highly active groups have been continually hounded with illegitimate charges and regularly prosecuted to the maximum of penalties – and now the government’s tolerance for eco-activism of sort continues to narrow. (37 words)
Hounded by the media and harried by hate mail from racist fans who hated the idea of a black man chasing a white man’s mark, Aaron just wanted to play well under difficult circumstances. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 12-year-old Jewish student was forced to kneel down and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate, while a five-year-old boy was allegedly called a “Jewish cockroach” and repeatedly hounded in the school toilets by his young classmates.
Aaron's group (consisting of himself, Jerry, Lydia and Elijah) were hounded by what Aaron initially thought were Whisperers.
Because of his obviously genius-level skill, X became famous overnight and was hounded by paparazzi so viciously that he eventually became a shut-in and/or agoraphobic in response.
But it has descended into chaos, with the study’s author allegedly hounded out of the university, stripped of the findings she collected and barred from publishing them amid claims of transphobia.
He was hounded by Grimes, who added to his reputation as a defensive stopper before nailing the dagger trey.
Hounded by the media and harried by hate mail from racist fans who hated the idea of a black man chasing a white man’s mark, Aaron just wanted to play well under difficult circumstances.
In the fourth game with their bigger starting lineup, the Lakers hounded Minnesota early with Davis the focal point on both ends.
Long Island Rep. George Santos has been hounded for lies about his background, but a recent report and alleged texts from Santos claimhe stole back funds for a sick dog’s cancer treatment.
Mr. Abeysekera was hounded out of a job and is still being persecuted to the deafening silence of then opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe under whose government the investigations had progressed.
One woman, a teacher, told me how she was hounded by colleagues who accused her of creating an 'unsafe' environment merely for praising the books of JK Rowling, a proud feminist.
Prior to that, both men were hounded, faced death threats and their media outfits were repeatedly targeted by the military junta for their fiery columns critical of both Babangida and Abacha regimes.
The 44-page suit details claims that Lizzo allegedly “hounded” her employees to “touch” nude performers during a trip to Amsterdam strip club Bananenbar against their wishes.
For years these forces have quelled protests, hounded the opposition and helped preserve Mr. Maduro’s increasingly authoritarian time in power, which has outlasted many analysts’ expectations.
I don’t think we hound famous people in the same way that people hounded Amy, these days.
Jewish audience members were then reportedly "hounded out" of the gig, which had an audience of about 200, according to the CAA - with others in the audience allegedly shouting "get out" and "free Palestine".
McBride not only hounded Steph Curry into an 8-for-20 shooting night Monday in San Francisco, he outscored the Warriors superstar, too.
Members of these smaller yet highly active groups have been continually hounded with illegitimate charges and regularly prosecuted to the maximum of penalties – and now the government’s tolerance for eco-activism of sort continues to narrow.
Murray was hounded by Edwards during an intimidating 18-4 start.
One of the lead harassers, Sabine McNeill, had hounded the group and told followers to doorstep the Hampstead school to confront the alleged Satanists.
The story of the Freeling family and the spooks that haunt them presents an America hounded by the ghosts of its disgraceful past.
Common combinations with hounded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hounded by 22×
- was hounded 12×
- hounded out 11×
- been hounded 10×
- were hounded 6×
- be hounded 5×
- hounded and 5×
- hounded for 5×
- hounded the 5×
- hounded from 4×