had blighted
- past perfect of blight.
Example Sentences
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Zelenskiy became president in May 2019 with a promise to break with the cronyism and corruption that had blighted Ukraine for decades.
From Reuters ● Sep. 19, 2023
The rain which had blighted much of the weekend in Texas finally relented.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2015
A judge told him he had "blighted seven childhoods".
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2015
It took years for her to see the connection between her silence about the relationship and "the emotional shutting down" that had blighted much of her life.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2012
Gulveig was one of the Three who had blighted the early happiness of the Gods.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy
