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
Last year he lost the trophy to Turk Broda, rough-&-tumble goalie of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but had cinched it again this season.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had cinched some old fabric to make a bag that she slung over her shoulder.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
