cinch
noun
a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
had cinched
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past perfectof cinch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Moments before, a seamstress had cinched the boned shell of a black leotard up and over Ms. Oliver’s hip line.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2018
After all, the Vatican experts had predicted that a short conclave meant that one of the two front-runners had cinched the deal.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 13, 2013
He had cinched cuffs around hundreds of wrists as a D.C. police officer, but now Brett Parson’s own hands were being placed behind his back.
From Washington Post
The key post of Finance went to Saud's brother Prince Talal, whose powerful voice in the family councils had cinched Feisal's rise and Saud's demotion two years before.
From Time Magazine Archive
With Coach Mustilli cheering me on, I had cinched my spot at the last qualifying event in January, finishing in fifth place.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
