abstract
adjective
thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
had abstracted
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past perfectof abstract.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It was as if she had abstracted herself from scissors and spectators, projecting not so much courage as strength.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It would have been different if Thomas had abstracted the figures in the manner of, say, Henry Moore or Constantin Brancusi.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2023
It was the same intellect that had abstracted software-engineering principles to scale Google into a megacorp, ensuring that the corporate infrastructure always met the rate of growth.
From Newsweek
They had abstracted real boar-spears from the armoury, so they were property armed.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Dick plunged his hand into his pocket and pulled out the handful of gems that he had abstracted from the bag.
From Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure by Harold Piffard
