course
noun
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
had coursed
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past perfectof course.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The James Madison culture steadied easily through coaching change, last offseason, from Mike Houston to Curt Cignetti, whose path had coursed through staffs at Rice, Temple, Pittsburgh, N.C.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2020
Though he stressed financial numbers, he made no mention of the number of people who were served due to donations that had coursed through the foundation he led since its founding.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2018
A low-grade “Potomac fever” had coursed through the bloodstream of these investors, as they pursued a dream of luring settlers to the enchanted spot.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 19, 2017
Hofstadter described a miasma of “conspiratorial fantasy” that had coursed through American public life since the earliest days of the nation, a litany of feverish plots involving the Bavarian Illuminati, the Freemasons and Jesuit priests.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2016
A warmth had coursed through her body, rushing up her limbs, then out through her hands.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
