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
Ms. Pinckney, a school librarian, said that the experience had been “emotionally excruciating” and that her reactions had coursed from tears to fury.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2016
He recalled the thrill that had coursed through him when he’d spent the day in San Francisco with Habib, walking up and down Fillmore Street.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
