corral
noun
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
had corralled
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past perfectof corral.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Less than four minutes later, Boston had made a three-pointer, Diabate had corralled an offensive rebound into a put-back layup while being fouled and the Jazz lead was down to just three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach of Van Wert County said that by Tuesday afternoon, farm employees had corralled most of the mink, but he advised residents that there were still about 10,000 mink unaccounted for.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
Matt McGrath, a district ranger on the Coconino National Forest, said firefighters had corralled the wildfire Sunday and didn’t see any smoke or active flames when they checked on it again Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
By the time he finally saw it and headed toward second, Astros shortstop Carlos Correa had corralled it, throwing to second to nail Puig.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2017
Adam Douglas and Chip had corralled the Perkins teams and was leading them away from the bleachers.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
