backpacked

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of backpack.
  backpack

  noun

  a pack or knapsack, often of canvas or nylon, to be carried on one's back, sometimes supported on a lightweight metal frame strapped to the body.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of backpack.
  backpack

  noun

  a pack or knapsack, often of canvas or nylon, to be carried on one's back, sometimes supported on a lightweight metal frame strapped to the body.

Example Sentences

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backpacked

This generation, who as young adults hitchhiked across the country and backpacked through Europe, now is going on safaris and hiking in the Serengeti on guided tours that offer “easy” as well as “challenging” options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

As recounted by Hey and the Santa Barbara Independent, Montgomery had backpacked or cycled across South America, including Argentina and Chile, and across Asia, including India and the Himalayas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

No. I lived in Latin America in my 20s and backpacked many times.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023

Poet Allen Ginsberg backpacked around the Northwest in 1956 with Zen poet Gary Snyder.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2021

Some ding-dongs believe me, though, and when that happens, I keep the lie going, spinning it until I run out of ideas: I backpacked through France, Germany, and Spain with my rich aunt from Barcelona.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Related Words

• knapsack