cool
adjective
moderately cold; neither warm nor cold.
had cooled
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past perfectof cool.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By Friday afternoon, firefighters had cooled the tank enough that a valve on top of the tank was no longer purging any kind of chemical.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Yet within the time it might take to boil water in a kettle, the chaos had cooled enough for a structure to emerge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Inflation had cooled considerably to a nearly four-year low of 2.3% in April, based on the CPI.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025
By Sunday the mercurial US president's rhetoric had cooled.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
His tone had cooled more quickly than a doused fire.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
