bandy
verb (used with object)
to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange.
bandied
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past participleof bandy.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bandy.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bandyverb (used with object)to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange.
Example Sentences
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The problem for the market, he said, is that once such numbers are bandied about, any significant capex shortfall will badly damage sentiment toward the beneficiaries of such spending, particularly chip and data-center equipment makers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Overdeck didn’t flinch when he mentioned the figure, just one of the many staggering sums being bandied about in a blockbuster divorce trial under way in a New Jersey courthouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
So they bandied together, booked Barcelona and have forbidden access to all independent media to ensure their privacy.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
Many people would be offended by having this fact bandied about—especially when the Coke-can commentary is part of a larger discussion of the serious problems Haley tied to the size statement.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
Whispers had been bandied about as far back as 1958, when he played at Portorož, that he was an anti-Semite, but privately, he categorically denied it when playing at Netanya, Israel, in 1968.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
