bud
had budded
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past perfectof bud.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A late frost came in the spring of 2011, just after the vines had budded, killing half the crop.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
It was the last freeze, that came after things had budded out, that was the worst.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2014
From the region of his heart, a tentacle had budded.
From A Voyage to Arcturus by Lindsay, David
You know Ma didn't ever let that bush be touched after it had budded.
From Rose of Old Harpeth by Daviess, Maria Thompson
And the next day Moses examined the rods and showed the congregation how Aaron's rod had budded.
From The Emancipation of Massachusetts by Adams, Brooks
