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wove

American  
[wohv] / woʊv /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of weave.

wove British  
/ wəʊv /

verb

  1. a past tense of weave

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I took off, bolting past the restroom doors and past the mural, and wove between music fans on picnic blankets and in lawn chairs waiting for the concert to start.

From Literature

Clare wove through the mob, leaping and ducking to avoid collision.

From Literature

I ignored her and tracked the Ford as it wove through the traffic, my heart galloping in my chest.

From Literature

I wove the basket from my neighbor’s tree bark.

From Los Angeles Times

He even developed a passion for reading: His last show, “Shelf Life,” wove in dozens of book recommendations.

From Los Angeles Times

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