had burst
- past perfect of burst.
Example Sentences
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And if the ball had burst the back of the net - it nearly did - I'd have caught it.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Thomas Hart Benton passed through Borger, a town in the Texas Panhandle that had burst into chaotic existence after a recent oil strike nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
In the city of Uba, a two-hour drive away, residents were covered in mud as they cleared sludge from a river that had burst its banks.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Many insist that investors started focusing on that bubble only after it had burst.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025
The bird-shaped pods had burst and the puffs were spilling out, flying off.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
