[ US /ˈdɑɹt/ ]
[ UK /dˈɑːt/ ]
VERB
  1. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
    The hummingbird flitted among the branches
  2. move with sudden speed
    His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke
  3. run or move very quickly or hastily
    She dashed into the yard
NOUN
  1. a sudden quick movement
  2. a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
  3. a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
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How To Use dart In A Sentence

  • My job was often actually throwing the dart out of sight, since they were hopeless at aiming. Times, Sunday Times
  • Spider crabs stalked the seabed; wrasse, blennies, shannies and rockling darted over the reefs, and pollack wheeled overhead.
  • At the top end of the glen darts of sunshine poked through the billowing clouds and encouraged us to go for it and, fully rigged up in waterproofs, we were soon splashing our way up into the Lairig Eilde.
  • Sterling was darting around, looking for pockets of space, but missing a glorious chance from close range. Times, Sunday Times
  • Upon these, and along the walls, which in most castles were topped by a parapet and a kind of embrasure called crennels, the defenders of the castle were stationed during a siege, and from thence discharged arrows, darts, stones, and every kind of annoyance they could procure, upon their enemies. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)
  • Twice in the last few days I have been for walks on Dartmoor.
  • Instead of being crushed at once, as perhaps the writer expected, it darted forward, quite briskly and cheerfully, at six or seven miles an hour; requiring no spur or admonitive to haste, except the shrieking of the little Egyptian _gamin_, who ran along by asinus's side. "[ Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men.
  • Sterling was darting around, looking for pockets of space, but missing a glorious chance from close range. Times, Sunday Times
  • Maggie darted to them and in a quick movement peeled off the hand clamped on his arm. Burning Bright
  • His darts trophy takes pride of place on the mantelpiece.
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