Sentence examples for was docked from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "was docked" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is the past tense of the verb "dock," which means to secure a boat or ship in a port or to deduct something from a person's wages as a punishment or penalty. Example: The ship was docked at the port, ready to unload its cargo. Example: The employee's pay was docked for being late to work.

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was docked

noun

Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially the common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.

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Adams was docked $7,500.

The New York Times

And its tail was docked.

The Guardian - Opinion

Marbury was docked one game's pay.

The New York Times - Sports

Long was docked a Nascar-record 200 points.

The New York Times

The ship was docked yesterday at Cozumel, Mexico.

The New York Times

He was docked $4,635 by match referee Chris Broad.

The Guardian - Sport

The detective was docked six days' pay, Mr. Browne said.

The New York Times

He also was docked 50 car owner points.

The New York Times - Sports

The Norway, the line's only steam-powered ship, was docked in Miami when the boiler exploded.

The New York Times

He then turned and gestured at a huge oceangoing racer that was docked behind his boat.

The New York Times

And in 2005, shareholders' equity was docked $4.1 million to cover the dividends.

The New York Times

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