channel
noun
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
had channelled
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past perfectof channel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Her social media gave no indication she was also the director of a firm which had channelled millions of dollars’ worth of equipment to sanctioned companies in Russia, as our search of customs documents revealed.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
Mr Urpeth praised the couple for their campaigning, saying they had "channelled their terrible loss into a tireless battle" for reform, and that he believed they had done all they could to help their son.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2022
From the mid 60s he had channelled vast amounts of time and money, as well as the expertise of his collaborators, into realising his ambition of producing the best animated film ever made.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2013
Large trees were at one place stretched across the road, their massive trunks having been rended by the lightning; while the sudden deluge of rain had channelled little streams through the red clay.
From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by J. Schonberg
Bubby doubled and trebled the distance by leaping back and forth across the gullies which to the right of Lenz's house the water had channelled down into the valley.
From Edelweiss A Story by Berthold Auerbach
