stampede
noun
a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
has stampeded
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present perfectof stampede (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Come and help me catch my horse," said the chaplain, "I turned him loose so he could roll over, and he has stampeded."
From How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck
The flight of the Eleventh Corps has stampeded part of the Third Corps artillery.
From The Campaign of Chancellorsville by Theodore Ayrault Dodge
The Kaiser has stampeded the peace-at-any-price people of Great Britain by proclaiming that Germany wants peace.
From War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The horses!" cried Douglas; "some one has stampeded them!
From The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion by John Mackie
If Tucson Jennie's a bunch of cattle, or a band of ponies as has stampeded, you'd be in the saddle too quick.'
From Wolfville by Alfred Henry Lewis
