ducked in English

verb
1
lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or so as not to be seen.
spectators ducked for cover
synonyms:bob downbend (down)stoop (down)crouch (down)squat (down)hunch downhunker downcowercringe
2
plunge one's head or body underwater briefly.
I had to keep ducking down to get my head cool
3
refrain from playing a winning card on a particular trick for tactical reasons.

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "ducked" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "ducked", or refer to the context using the word "ducked" in the English Dictionary.

1. Hans deftly ducked their blows.

2. They ducked into the nearest house.

3. She lunged at Barton who ducked.

4. She ducked into the adjoining alley.

5. The thief ducked into the nearest building.

6. The boy ducked away from a stone.

7. 22 The boy ducked away from a stone.

8. Instinctively, I ducked back a tree or two.

9. She ducked out of visiting him in hospital.

10. They ran for the culvert and ducked in.

11. I saw the ball hurtling towards me and ducked .

12. When the shooting started, they ducked behind a car.

13. He ducked under the hose and washed his face.

14. Andrea suddenly ducked under the table to avoid Heather.

15. She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door.

16. Tim ducked down to comb his hair in the mirror.

17. Stunned, The King without a throne ducked the freaky coronation.

18. He ducked his head under the hose and washed off.

19. Again and again the master assassin ducked the sweep of Sunfang.

20. We ducked down by the vines, heaving tomatoes at each other.

21. She ducked into the adjoining room as we came in.

22. We ducked down behind the wall so they wouldn't see us.

23. They ducked down behind a wall as stones began to fly.

24. She ducked her head to look more closely at the inscription.

25. 3 She ducked into the adjoining room as we came in.

26. Almost immediately, the car stopped and both figures ducked out of sight.

27. The big boy ducked all the small boys in the swimming pool.

28. Several of us ducked out under cover of darkness, even as others arrived.

29. She was hundreds of yards from the cottage when she ducked down, panting.

30. Others just plunged, simply ducked down and pushed out, fighting up, reaching for air.

31. 30 Zhang Liao ducked, and arrow pierced his helmet, shooting away its ornamental tuft.

32. But last week the Obama administration timidly ducked that task, fearing a political firestorm.

33. Ducked into the kitchen to Connoiter with a new hire manning the fry station

34. What a tragedy if the sport suffers irretrievable damage because this issue is ducked.

35. With a wicked wink he ducked into the nearest cubicle, safely out of reach.

36. 22 The Arvin sentries in front of the politicians' houses ducked into their tarpaulin shelters.

37. He ducked in time to save his head from a blow from the poker.

38. He ducked down an alley to escape from the mob that was chasing him.

39. 20 Marion ducked back out, surprised and annoyed, but there was no sign of her.

40. She ducked into the phone hood, unreeled the plug from her headset and plugged in.

41. Maxim ducked behind the first man who was hauling back his breath in short gasps.

42. He ducked his head and butted Orcadai under the chin, his hands grasping for purchase.

43. I bad by now become adept at dodging blows and I nimbly ducked my head.

44. They ducked under the sagging wire and made their way round the back of the lake.

45. Quickly, head low, he ducked behind the hedge and walked in a crouch to the bushes.

46. I followed his burly figure as it ducked through the entrance, and went down some steps.

47. It would have been understandable, if not forgivable, had David Cameron ducked a showdown with Leviathan.

48. Mist hung over the water and the huge concourse of duck swam and ducked and preened.

49. All three of them ducked but there was no burst of fire from the ice-bound hills.

50. The evening sun slowly ducked behind jagged mountains, radiating golden light and painting long shadows across the water.