tarry
verb (used without object)
to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn.
tarried
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past participleof tarry.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 tarry.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tarryverb (used without object)to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn.
Example Sentences
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This time, we deliberately tarried for the scores of curious locals and drivers who wanted to know about our bike, our route, our motivation and “Are you still talking?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
However, ocean-faring ships tarried in San Pedro Bay as crews struggled to keep up with the pace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
It was indeed the correct train, which Melanie would have missed if she’d tarried even a moment longer.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2022
But while the shah tarried in Egypt and Morocco, an Iranian mob briefly seized the American Embassy in February.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2019
Standing at either end of the long, handsome bronze coffin were two big, dark policemen, mostly looking straight ahead, but moving their lips when some viewer tarried.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
