Used in a Sentence

chased

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chased.

Editorial note

We chased out the crooks who used to try to mug people in our elevator and kick open doors.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Pursued.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of chased gathered in one view.

adjective

Pursued.

adjective

Embossed or engraved.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chased.

adjective

Pursued.

adjective

Embossed or engraved.

Example sentences

1

We chased out the crooks who used to try to mug people in our elevator and kick open doors.

2

My opinions is that since Greece chased out the auditors, its Greece that rejected the federation.

3

If they try to leave they are chased and sometimes beaten or mutilated or killed.

4

The only problem is they fought, were ill mannered and chased away every single person who every worked in the team.

5

Yes and you could almost say Myspace moved too fast, chased after local maxima (rapid A/B testing) and pursued vanity metrics (registered users).

6

If the US & UK governments really didn't want these documents ending up in Russian hands, maybe they shouldn't have, ummm, chased him to...

7

You killed most of them off and chased the rest out.

8

I was having nightmares about being chased around a large chess board by the pieces.

9

The one he chased with gun out came up behind him and made a motion that looked like he was feinting pulling out a gun.

10

If there were knowledgeable people here, this has certainly chased them off in the same way there are no evolutionary biologists chatting on fundamentalists websites.

11

The kid and I were practically chased out the pool once the sun set.

12

DK Holmberg's series, starting with Chased by Fire is OK.

Quote examples

1

If you can concede that the middle ground on this issue is somewhere to the sexists' side of "Hero Pao was chased out by shrill angry mob," the New York Times' reportage^Weditorial decisions were bad.

2

I've chased down many stories reporting "proof" in many fields and, after examining the actual article, found that it actually said "well, this might be some evidence for possibly maybe supporting something".

3

"Original face" is a mysterious phrase used by Huineng, an early patriarch, in a story where he's chased by an angry monk and when they stop and talk, the patriarch tells him to suspend all thoughts of right and wrong and then asks him about his "face before you were born." This provokes an insight for the monk.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use chased in a sentence?

We chased out the crooks who used to try to mug people in our elevator and kick open doors.

What does chased mean?

Pursued.

What part of speech is chased?

chased is commonly used as adjective.