chew
verb (used with object)
to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate.
had chewed
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past perfectof chew.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Inspections revealed that waves had chewed a cavity more than two and a half yards deep into their base.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
I had chewed my chile rellenos to nubs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
In Sequim, Wash., the lavender capital of North America, I had chewed, sipped and crunched the aromatic shrub; face-scrubbed and body-soaked in it; and cooked and cleaned with it.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
The beaver had chewed through the trunk of an Aspen tree.
From NewsForKids.net ● Jun. 17, 2022
Once, when her grandfather stepped out, Olanna had chewed the piece of chalk too and still remembered the dulling potash taste.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
