case
noun
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something.
cased
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past participleof case.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 case.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
casenounan instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something.
Example Sentences
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Lining the others are shelves of old handwritten scores, stacks of cased instruments and a plethora of study scores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Marinello said the placement of the furniture lift outside the Louvre suggested that the thieves had cased the space ahead of time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Music blares from a huge speakers cased in a wheelie bin as people huddle round fire pits in a crowd made up of farmers, families, tradesmen and even an off-duty police officer.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024
The allegation is one of a slew in a book that exposes painful, intimate — and in some cased contested — details about the lives of Harry and other members of the royal family.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
A cased sausage hanging from a wire above the binnacle swayed a little as the Susan Marie undulated; otherwise, nothing moved.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
