caravan
noun
a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
caravanned
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past participleof caravan.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 caravan.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
caravannouna group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
Example Sentences
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen caravanned from a government building to a business incubator, set to end her day at the president’s residence, spreading a message of mutually beneficial U.S.-Africa relations.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
We caravanned up to Massachusetts and I cried in bursts for much of the drive, especially when we passed minivans encrusted with bike racks full of little, brightly colored bikes.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2022
Cesar was there along with a contingent that had caravanned from the Willis Avenue Bridge.
From The Verge ● Sep. 13, 2021
In the final days of campaigning, flag-waving supporters of President Trump caravanned in vehicles through the state’s largest metro area in Albuquerque and suburban Rio Rancho.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2020
We caravanned to Kerry’s hometown with a bunch of people, squeezing into a car with Henry and Willow, who was so pregnant the seat belt wouldn’t fit over her bump.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
