course
noun
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
coursed
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past participleof course.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 course.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
coursenouna direction or route taken or to be taken.
Example Sentences
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Villages near the Adriatic city of Split were struck by the blaze, which coursed through pine forest-lined hillside, causing extensive damage to homes and cars.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
If you throw in the rhetorical brilliance, the heart and the boundless wit that coursed through his greatest works, his pre-eminence is hard to challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Overflowing rivers coursed through villages, sweeping away homes, roads and bridges and triggering landslides.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
As a boy, I must have intuited that what was foppish about Lynde, Reilly and Taylor coursed through me, too, even without the words to explain why.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
With each loping step, the magic of the boots coursed through her body like lightning.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
