blight
had blighted
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past perfectof blight.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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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
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, said the embargo, which had blighted the lives of Gaza's 1.5 million people, was illegal.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2010
Some had blighted the corn, more had brought the rains on the harvest.
From Irish Wonders by D. R. (David Russell) McAnally
