stalked

[ stawkt ]

adjective

1. having a stalk or stem.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stalked¹

First recorded in 1725–35; stalk ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Holly Newton was stalked and then stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend in Hexham, Northumberland, last January.

From BBC

Logan MacPhail stalked Holly Newton for almost an hour before he launched a ferocious attack on her in Hexham, Northumberland, in January 2023.

From BBC

Logan stalked my daughter, creeping around my house at night sending photographs to my son.

From BBC

In the first big taste of what's to come from the pop star's seventh album, Gaga puts herself on blast in the video for the first single, where terrible things transpire in what would otherwise appear to be a sleepy suburb stalked by one version of herself with bloodshot eyes that could really use an ointment of some sort.

From Salon

Cheng's father, 52-year-old Rodney Tucker, said he felt his daughter had been "stalked" on the day she killed Mr Bacon and she was finding life in prison difficult.

From BBC