boycott
verb (used with object)
to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion.
had boycotted
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past perfectof boycott.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said that she had boycotted P&O Ferries in recent years and would encourage other people to do so.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
He noted that he had boycotted the show when DMX released two No. 1 albums but was not nominated.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
The producers of both dropped Depp from their franchises after Heard’s allegations became public, and in a 2021 profile published in U.K.-based Times he lamented that Hollywood had boycotted him.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023
About a week after the cover appeared, the United Farm Workers signed contracts with the grape growers they had boycotted for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
Perhaps he had boycotted cologne because the makers of cologne did not treat their employees well.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
