had butchered
- past perfect of butcher.
Example Sentences
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But France had butchered numerous try-scoring opportunities in a surprise defeat by England at Allianz Stadium last time out, and looked intent on making amends.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
Cooks who had butchered a huge bull prepared food for a feast for hundreds of people.
From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2022
They were going to win, even if it required her nailing a Britney-inspired move she had butchered for the better part of four years.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2018
She was planning to give her pastor venison next week, from a deer Breiten Ramsey had shot and his father had butchered, because she knew he loved the meat.
From Washington Post
An' we all turned to and cooked a hull beef yore dad had butchered that day—and Bill loaded up with the first chunks we had ready, and pulled his freight.
From Cow-Country by Bower, B. M.
