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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The national governing body had churned through CEOs for more than a decade, each with their own vision and ideas but never staying long enough to implement them.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
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
On the Massachusetts coast, the approaching storm had churned up memories of Hurricane Bob, which killed more than a dozen people, caused $680 million in damage and altered the Cape Cod coastline in 1991.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 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
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
