bottle
noun
a portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic.
had bottled
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past perfectof bottle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She had bottled up her emotions for months, afraid that leaning in to them would draw unwanted attention and distract her from the task of helping her son.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
She said the scream was an opportunity for people who had bottled up frustrations to clear an “overflowing” emotional load before they erupted.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
In Llandysul, the Allens, who have been married 50 years, had bottled water delivered to them belatedly by Welsh Water at their address in Coed y Bryn on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2022
In Ñuñunhuaycco and the surrounding Ayacucho region, where Guzman first launched his insurgency, many people Reuters spoke with said his death could not heal wounds and grief that they had bottled up over decades.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2021
When he turned and our eyes met, I could see the pain he had bottled up inside.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
