ax
noun
an instrument with a bladed head on a handle or helve, used for hewing, cleaving, chopping, etc.
had axed
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past perfectof ax.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The theatre, which has a 138-year history, announced on Wednesday it had axed its programme beyond March as it had lost Arts Council England funding.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2023
On this point, if perhaps only on this point, Stelter was in agreement with the CNN executives who had axed Reliable Sources after 30 years and precipitated the host’s departure from the network.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2022
I laughed at random items, like a 1968 letter from a city project manager who assured Steinbrueck that the city had axed plans for a Pike Place Market ice skating rink.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
The BBC recently announced that it had axed David Baddiel's Radio 4 panel show Don't Make Me Laugh.
From US News ● Oct. 7, 2016
The firemen had axed their way through what seemed to be every wall and every door, leaving the place looking like a bomb had gone off.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
