churn
noun
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
had churned
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past perfectof churn.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A tank had churned tracks into the asphalt of Victory Prospect.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2022
A Bruins running game that had churned out more than 200 yards in season-opening victories over Hawaii and Louisiana State was held to 38 yards and 3.5 yards per carry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
It's no secret that single-use plastic waste is a vast problem: by 2015, according to Greenpeace, the world had churned out 6.3 billion tonnes of virgin plastic, of which only 9% has been recycled.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2021
Southern California Edison said its equipment may have played a role in starting one of the fires, the Silverado Fire, which had churned through about 13,000 acres in Orange County.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2020
The sun came up later on and melted it, making the roads muddy, especially after the cattle had churned it up.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
