'dash' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'dash' with 11 example sentences.
- dash noun
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: distinctive and stylish elegance
: a quick run
: a footrace run at top speed
: a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
: the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
: the act of moving with great haste
- dash verb
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: run or move very quickly or hastily
: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
: hurl or thrust violently
: destroy or break
: cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
: add an enlivening or altering element to
The dash is my favorite punctuation mark.
Her hopes were dashed when she heard the verdict.
His record is a new world record in the 100-meter dash.
He dashed out of the store.
A dash of vinegar is all the salad needs.
Put a dash of brandy in my tea.
They dashed water into my face.
He dashed to catch the last train.
Ken dashed up the slope.
I dashed off the report.
The man dashed the bottle against the wall.