burrow
noun
a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal to live or hide in.
had burrowed
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past perfectof burrow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The researchers found areas in the fossil where scavengers had burrowed into the trilobite in search of soft tissue.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2023
He picks up a small, tubular, twisted white shell, the remnants of a marine bivalve that had burrowed into a log, making it home.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
He had burrowed under the glove's lining on one of the fingers and embedded some of his stinging hairs in my finger when I disturbed him.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2020
It might have been plants, but the original beetle probably had burrowed into a cargo pallet or bracing wood used inside a cargo container, Riggins said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 8, 2017
By night some creature of great cunning had burrowed underneath the fence and eaten many pumpkins.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
