brown
noun
a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
had browned
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past perfectof brown.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Already this year, thousands of white spruce trees in the area around Wisley had browned leaves in early August, a sign they won’t cope with a hotter climate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The sea air had browned his cheek, and the ball whistling by his side-curl had spared it.
From The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray
Mr. Radbury was tall and thin, and constant exposure to the sun had browned him considerably.
From For the Liberty of Texas by Louis Meynelle
The sea-air and the sun had browned already the faces of Athelny's children.
From Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
A nice mess of perch had been caught in a near-by creek, and Frank Willis, whose turn it was to act as chef, had browned them most artistically.
From Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island by Gordon Stuart
