cloud
noun
a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
had clouded
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past perfectof cloud.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The sky had clouded over and wind was picking up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2022
Barber reasoned if Scully made an error, something inevitable for a broadcaster ad-libbing for hours at a time, anyone who saw him sipping the press room brew would conclude that alcohol had clouded his performance.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2022
With the passage of time, more dust, as it were, had clouded the story of Hurston’s life.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2022
The focus on the normalization pains that wealthier economies are experiencing and a World Bank data-rigging scandal that had clouded the future of IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva proved a disappointment for anti-poverty groups.
From Reuters ● Oct. 15, 2021
He had been permitted an additional month in which to complete the hours, and then given his Assignment privately, with no applause, no celebration: a disgrace that had clouded his entire future.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
