canter
noun
an easy gallop.
had cantered
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past perfectof canter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Yet Scotland shot back with wing Duhan van der Merwe going over in the corner after replacement Stafford McDowall had cantered through the heart of England's defence.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
This was the day after she had cantered beside Mrs. Hoover in the Blue Ridge mountains.
From Time Magazine Archive
“See how he attinds to iverything himself,” said Major Gahogan, who had cantered up to the side of Fitz Hugh.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 by Various
Evidently, no mischievous feet had cantered over the ridge of this cave.
From Old Caravan Days by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
But before they had cantered more than a mile across the rolling country to the west he saw that there was going to be no loitering.
From Under Handicap A Novel by Jackson Gregory
