gallop
verb (used without object)
to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed.
galloped
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past participleof gallop.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 gallop.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gallopverb (used without object)to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed.
Example Sentences
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Ondas stock rose as high as $11.37 early Tuesday before falling 2% to $10.68, failing to build on its momentum from Monday when it galloped 8.4% higher.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
When Russell and Graham got their wires crossed in attack, Romain Ntamack scooped up the loose ball, galloped away and found Bielle-Biarrey on his shoulder.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
With advancing technology, screening for fetal abnormalities has galloped ahead, and the test behind the new study become widespread about 10 years ago.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 4, 2024
It seems like only yesterday that a robotic disco horse galloped down the Seine and a chorus of decapitated Marie Antoinettes kicked off the Paris Games in a rain-soaked fever dream of an opening ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
Straight on the panicked horse galloped, past the milestone lodged in the earth at the roadside, heedless of the letters graven in the stone: “Redwall Abbey, fifteen miles.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
