zigzag
noun
a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
had zigzagged
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past perfectof zigzag.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Bertolino said Chris and the officers had "zigzagged" through the brush during this time.
From Fox News ● Oct. 21, 2021
Simpson had zigzagged across the Coliseum turf on his game-winning 64-yard touchdown run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2014
It had zigzagged dugouts, trenches, minefields, concrete fire points.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since the start of the journey, they had zigzagged down the curvy river, traveling about sixty miles, which averaged to seven and a half miles a day so far.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
The spirit both of the troops who were going back of the lines to rest and of those who had zigzagged up through two miles of communication trenches to take their places was excellent.
From Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy by Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee
