barrel
noun
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
had barreled
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past perfectof barrel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Barely a year since Snead had bet on a title window, the Rams had barreled right through it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In fact, the cacophony was caused by the car they had pursued, which had barreled through a fence and struck a tree.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2023
With the American Conference’s top offense and equally supreme defense, they had barreled through the year with a 14-0 record.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
I found this strange, even when all we knew was that a truck had barreled through a bike path and a pedestrian area for miles on end.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2017
As if Luke had somehow missed him when he had barreled through moments ago.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
